Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 19, 2015
Submitted
March 23, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
33,161 hours, 34,545 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S00504
Part serial
3280
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
De Ice Sys
Part time
15,850 hours, 16,960 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

DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING DAILY CHECKS FL250, SAT -30 DEG CELCIUS. NORMAL PRESSURE INDICATED BUT INNER WING BOOT LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. C/W FIM TASKS 30-10-00-810-801 AND 806. FOUND FAULT CODE LOW PRESSURE 4A IN CDS. ERASED CODES. C/W VISUAL & TACTILE CHECK OF DEICE BOOTS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. C/W FUNCTION TEST OF AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICE SYS IAW TASK 30-11-00-720-801. RAN TEST 4 TIMES. TEST GOOD. DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION AND FAULT CODE 4A DID NOT RETURN. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DEFECT ON GROUND. R & R NR 4 DDV AS A PRECAUTIONARY MESAURE IAW AMM TASKS 30-11-16-000-801 AND 30-11-16-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.