Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 24, 2010
Submitted
March 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
21,844 hours, 22,720 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
697070212
Condition
Failed
Location
Propeller Deice
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA- ON DOWNWIND, FO NOTICED SPARKS COMING OFF TOP 1/2 OF NR 2 PROPELLER AT THE HUB, DE-ICE EQUIPMENT WAS ON. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 2 PROPELLER SLIP RING AND BUSS BARS, FOUND 2 BROKEN BUSS BARS, REMOVED AND REPLACED 2 BUSS BARS ON NR 2 PROPELLER IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 61-10-06-000-804,61-10-06-400-804. GROUND RAN ENGINES AS REQ. OP'S CHECK GOOD, WITH NO SPARKS NOTED, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.