Service difficulty report · Probe · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 5, 2017
Submitted
March 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
18,054 hours, 19,317 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
5109201
Part serial
1945
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ice Detection
Part time
5,286 hours, 5,711 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

ICE DETECT CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ICE DETECTION SYSTEM. REF AMM TASK 30-80-00-710-801. NR 2 ICE DETECTOR PROBE INOP. NR 1 ICE DETECTOR PROBE OPERATES NORMALLY. THIS ACTION CLEARS MEL DEFECT 762503. NR 2 PLACED ON MEL. MEL CLEARED BY REMOVED AND REPLACED RT ICE DETECTOR PROBE IAW AMM 30-80-01-000-801/400-801. OPS TEST GOOD IAW 30-80-00-710-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE.