Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 2, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
35,579 hours, 37,128 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Prop De Ice
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PROP DE-ICE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED MOMENTAIRLY INITIALLY WITH PROP DE-ICE SECTION TO OFF. PRIOR TO ENTERING CLOUDS, TURNED PROP DE-ICE ON AN PROP DE-ICE CAUTION ILLUMIINATED CYCLES ON AND OFF APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTERROGATED CDS FOUND NO FAULT, RAN ENGINES, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PROPELLER DE-ICING SYSTEM MULTIPLE TIMES AMM TASK 30-61-00-720-801. CHECKED CDS NO FAULTS FOUND IN ICE PROTECTION AND NR 1 & NR 2 TMCU NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.