Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 14, 2013
Submitted
April 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
5,438 hours, 5,560 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
5103121
Part serial
0529
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 500
Part time
5,424 hours, 5,546 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

REOCCURING DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT, POWER RATING DETENT CL, OCCURED AT -6000' AND 13000 ' IN SLOW AIRFRAME MODE SELECT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED TACTILE INSPECTION OF ALL DEICE BOOTS WHILE INFLATING BOOTS. DEICE BOOT 613AR & 613BR DID NOT INFLATE. CHECKED CDS FOR FAULTS, FOUND NO FAULTS. REMOVED L/E PANEL 613AR IAW AMM TASK 57-23-01-000-801. R & R NR 2 DDV IAW AMM TASK 30-11-16-000-801 & 30-11-16-400-801. NO HELP. R & R TMU IAW AMM TASK 30-11-01-000-801 & 30-11-01-400-801. NO HELP. CHECKED CDS AND FOUND FAULT CODE "LOW PRESS 2A". R & R NR 2 DDV IAW AMM TASK 30-11-16-000-801 & 30-11-16-400-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AIRFRAME DEICE SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-11-00-710-804. OPS CHECK GOOD. ALL DEICE BOOTS INFLATED NORMALLY, ADVISORY LIGHTS NORMAL AND DEICE PRESS CAUTION DID NOT RETURN. TMU REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.