Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
28,073 hours, 29,189 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Failed
Location
Pitot Heat
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

"PITOT HEAT STBY " CAUTION ILLUMINATED IN CLIMB. PITOT HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED L7. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED COCKPIT ENTRYWAY FLOORBOARD , INSPECTED WIRE BUNDLES FOR DAMAGE OR CHAFING, NO DEFECTS NOTED , DISCONNECTED CONNECTOR PLUG P4 FROM TMU AND MEGGED WIRE J TO RELAY K5 POINT A2 , NO DEFECT , MEGGED WIRE E12 FROM K5 RELAY POINT A1 TO CIRCUIT BREAKER L7, NO DEFECTS , MEGGED PIN K FROM TMU TO PINA ON STANDBY PITOT STATIC PROBE, NO DEFECTS, RECONNECTED CONNECTOR PLUGS AND PERFORMED OPS TEST OF TMCU IAW AMM TASK 30-61-06-710-801, PERFORMED FUNTIONAL TEST OF AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DE ICE SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801 , PERFORMED OPS TEST OF ENGINE AIR INTAKE ANTI ICEING IAW AMM 30-21-710-801 , PERFORMED OPS TEST OF PITOT STATIC ANTI ICE IAW 30-30-00-710-801, NO DEFECTS, AS A PRECAUTION REPLACED PITOT HTR STBY CIRCUIT BREAKER L7 IAW AMM 24-00-00-000-801, 24-00-00-400-801 NO DEFECTS, PERFORMED OPS TEST OF IOM2 IAW AMM 31-41-11-710-801, NO DEFECTS, CIRCUIT BREAKER REMAINS CLOSED, NO CAUTIONS ILLUMINATE, RESET OF CIRCUIT BREAKER IAW GPM 9.2.2.1, NO FURTHER DEFECTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.