Service difficulty report · Timer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 17, 2017
Submitted
September 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
38,675 hours, 40,594 cycles
Part
Timer
Part number
4100S01807
Part serial
AA97969
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Deice Boots
Part time
112,071 hours, 112,860 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRFRAME DEICE BOOTS WOULD NOT CYCLE IN SLOW OR FAST. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BOOTS WOULD CYCLE IN MANUAL MODE. ALL BOOTS ON LEFT WING APPEARED INFLATED DURING DESCENT IN MANUAL MODE AND AIRFRAME MANUAL SELECT IN OFF. PERFORMED GVI OF ALL BOOTS. NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. UNABLE TO INTERROGATE CDS, INDICATED NOT AVAILABLE. PREFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF AIRFRAME DEICING SYSTEM IAW AMM 30-11-710-804. DEICE TIMER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN SELECTING SLOW. LIGHT EXTINGUISHES WHEN FAST SELECTED. REMOVED TIMER AND MONITOR UNIT IAW AMM 30-11-01-000-801. REPLACED IAW 30-11-01-400-801. COMPLIED WITH FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYSTEM IAW AMM 30-11-00-720-801. RESULTS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.