Service difficulty report · Contactor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 5, 2019
Submitted
October 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
27,814 hours, 29,968 cycles
Part
Contactor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Accb
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

#1 AC GEN ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 FT. PRIOR TO #1 AC GEN CAUTION, THE WNSHLD HOT (OR WNSHLD CTAL) CAUTION FLICKERED ON BRIEFLY (DID NOT RE-ILLUMINATE). WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS IN THE NORM POSITION STARTING AT 10,000 FT. PILOT STATIC 1/2/STBY HEATS WERE ALSO ON. ALL OTHER ICE PROTECTION SYSTEMS WERE OFF OR MANUAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED LH ACCB K1 CONTACTOR REF Q400 AMM 24-21-21-000-802 AND 24-21-21-400-802. OP TEST GOOD OF THE K1 CONTACTOR REF Q400 AMM 24-20-00-710-805.