Service difficulty report · Warning System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 13, 2019
Submitted
September 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4348
Aircraft time
18,948 hours, 20,368 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CLIMBING OUT IN ICING CONDITIONS ICE DETECT ILLUMINATED. TURNED ON ALL ICING EQUIPMENT THEN ICE DETECT FAIL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED- COMPLIED WITH EA CHECKLIST & NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. BOTH ICE DETECTORS PLACED ON MEL 30-80-2(B). REF AMM 30-80-710-801 PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ICE DETECTION SYSTEM. OPS CHECK GOOD. REPERFORMED OPS CHECK OF ICE DETECTION SYSTEM WHILE APPLYING FREEZING AGENT TO ICE DETECTOR PROBES. OPS CHECK GOOD. AS A PRECAUTION R&R #2 ICE DETECT PROBE, REF AMM 30-80-01-000-801 AND 30-80-01-400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. BONDING CHECK GOOD. THIS CLEARS MEL. NOTE: COULD NOT DUPLICATE ICE DETECT FAIL. RETURNED TO SERVICE.