Service difficulty report · Heater · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 20, 2018
Submitted
October 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
41,547 hours, 43,701 cycles
System (JASC)
7312 · Fuel Heater
Part
Heater
Part number
7288091
Part serial
6010
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12 hours, 16 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

RIGHT SIDE FUEL TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. IT WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN NORMAL AND A MAX OBSERVED TEMPERATURE OF 86 DEG C, BUT IT ONLY WAS MOMENTARILY THAT HOT. THE FLUCTUATION LASTED ONLY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. THEN RETURNED TO A NORMAL TEMPERATURE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FLIGHT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL HEATER THERMAL ACTUATOR REF MM TASK 73-11-05-000-801 AND 73-11-05-400-801. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD. FUEL TEMP REMAINED IN GREEN THE ENTIRE TIME. RETURNED TO SERVICE.