Service difficulty report · Bleed Air Sys · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 5, 2012
Submitted
February 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
26,010 hours, 26,993 cycles
Part
Bleed Air Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR STARED TO BEEP. DURING RETURN TO FIELD, BLEEDS WERE TURNED OFF AND SMOKE DETECTOR STOPPED BEEPING APPROX 4 MINUTES LATER. BOTH PILOTS NOTICED SLIGHT ODOR OF DEICE FLUID. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. COMPLIED WITH SELF TEST OF LAV SMOKE DETECTOR IAW AMM TASK 26-12-11-710-801, CHECKED GOOD. COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUN OF ACFT WITH ACFT PRESSURIZED, REF AMM 21-31-00-710-801, WITH BLEEDS ON AT VARIUS POWER SETTINGS FOR 20 MIN. NO EVIDENCE OF SMOKE IN CABIN OR NEGATIVE ODORS DURING ENGINE RUN. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE LAVATORY SMOKE DETECTOR PILOT REPORT. SUSPECT RESIDUAL DEICE FLUID IN BLEED SYS IAW PILOT REPORT. ACFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.