Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 22, 2016
Submitted
May 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Aircraft time
30,670 hours, 31,665 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
De Ice Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
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

DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION ILLUMINATED ON DESCENT WHEN BOOTS SELECTED TO SLOW. IAW THE CHECKLIST, SET MODE SELECT TO MANUAL AND THEN BACK TO SLOW. THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED BUT THEN CAME BACK ON. THE MOST OTBD BOOT LIGHT ON LT WING DID NOT ILLUMINATE. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYS IAW AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801. OPS TEST GOOD. DEICE PRESSURE CAUTION DID NOT RETURN. NO FAULTS IN CDS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.