Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 10, 2009
Submitted
March 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4153
Aircraft time
4,965 hours, 5,113 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
Location
Pitot Tube
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PDX- AFTER PUSH BACK AND AFTER PITOT HEAT ON, WE NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE BELOW AND OUTSIDE OF FLIGHT DECK WINDOWS. RETURNED TO THE GATE. APPLIED AC EXTERNAL POWER TO ACFT, INSPECTED PITOT TUBES FOR SIGNS OF DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. OPERATED PITOT HEAT FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES, NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.