Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 24, 2012
Submitted
December 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
27,565 hours, 28,361 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Prop De-Ice
Part time
1,256 hours, 1,273 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PROP DE-ICE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUSHED AFTER RUNNING CHECKLIST. NONE OF THE GREEN PROP DE-ICE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON IN "ON" OR "TEST" MODE. RETURNED TO FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND NO FAULTS. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROP DE-ICE SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-61-00-720-801. PROP LIGHTS ON ICE PROTECTION PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, NO FAULTS WERE LOGGED IN CDS. R & R ICE AND RAIN PROTECTION PANEL IAW AMM TASK 30-10-01-000-801/30-10-01-400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.