Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 1, 2013
Submitted
December 2, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
29,612 hours, 30,840 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Sparks
Location
Propeller Hub
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SPARKS VISIBLE AFT OF PROPELLER HUB ON NR 1 ENGINE. AFTER LANDING WITH PROPELLER DEICE ON. PERFORMED GVI OF NR 1 PROP AND DE-ICE LEADS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROPELLERS DE-ICING SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-61-00-720-801. TESTS GOOD. WHILE PERFORMING TEST NO ABNORMAL SIGNS ON THE NR 1 PROPELLER OR ENGINE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS. OFF GOING PILOT ADVISED NO PROP FAULTS OR CAUTION MESSAGES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.