Service difficulty report · Tmu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 16, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4246
Aircraft time
7,609 hours, 8,105 cycles
Part
Tmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
De Ice Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DE-ICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED. DE-ICE PRESSURE NORMAL. DE-ICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATION ERRATIC THROUGH ALL CYCLES. DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE CDS DATA. UNABLE TO ACCESS ICE PROTECTION SYS. (REF FIM 30-10-00-801). GROUND RAN ENGINE AND PERFORMED TEST OF AIRFRAME DEICE SYS IAW AMM 30-11-00-720-801. SYS CHECKED GOOD IN MANUAL MODE. DOES NOT OPERATE IN AUTO MODE. INSPECTED C/P'S AND WIRING AT TMU. NO DEFECTS FOUND. R & R TMU IAW A30-11-01-000-801 & 30-11-01-400-801. NO FAULTS IN CDS. SYS TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.