Service difficulty report · Heater · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 12, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
30,946 hours, 32,114 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENGINE ADAPTER HEAT NR 2 CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL240. RETURNED TO FEILD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FAULT IN CDS IS RT ENGINE ADAPT HEAT 1 FAIL. REMOVED HEAT SHRINK AND DISCONNECTED, CONNECTOR PLUG ON RT ENG INTAKE HEAT ADAPTER. INSPECTED AND FOUND DAMAGED PINS ON ADAPTER. CONNECTOR PLUG FEMALE PINS ALSO DAMAGED. (DRT 3600 8-12-14). REPLACED AIR INTAKE ADAPTER HEATER AND THE DE-ICE HARNESS ASSY ON NR 2 ENGINE. GROUND RUNS & OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.