Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 12, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4410
Aircraft time
835 hours, 885 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
5103121
Part serial
0753
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 600
Part time
828 hours, 879 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

"DE-ICE PRESS" CAUTION MESSAGE. RAN AS MUCH OF EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AS TIME ALLOWED BEFORE LANDING. LIGHT DID COME BACK ON AFTER GOING TO MANUAL THEN BACK TO "SLOW" NEVER DID GET PRESS-IND LESS THAN 18PSI IT DID HOWEVER JUMP TO 22 ABOUT THE TIME THE CAUTION MESSAGE CAME BACK ON. BELOW ONCE BELOW FREEZING LEVEL ON DESCENT, SYS WORKED FINE. INTEROGATED CDS AND FOUND FAULT CODE MESSAGE "LOW PRESSURE 4B FAIL. R & R NR 4 DDV IAW AMM TASKS 30-11-16-000-801 AND 30-11-16-400-801 OPS CHECK GOOD. FAULT DID NOT REAPPEAR. DURING OPS TEST DE-ICE PRESSURE DID NOT EXCEED APPROX 19PSI. RETURNED TO SERVICE.