Service difficulty report · Tmu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 17, 2019
Submitted
November 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
28,723 hours, 30,957 cycles
Part
Tmu
Part number
4100S01807
Part serial
AC27971
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Part time
10,790 hours, 100,082 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

DURING CRUISE TO PUW NOTICED THAT ICE ACCUMULATION WAS MODERATE. WHEN INSPECTING THE WINGS IT DID NOT LOOK LIKE THE DE-ICE BOOTS HAD SHED ANY ICE. MONITORED THE SYSTEM AND NONE OF THE BOOT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WE EXITED ICING CONDITIONS. ON DIVERT TO YKM THE MANUAL MODE DID WORK. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED TMU IAW AMM TASK 30-11-01-000-801. INSTALLED NEW TMU IAW TASK 30-11-01-400-801, STEP 1 THRU 5C, AND STEP 5H. COMPLIED WITH REMAINING STEPS OF AMM TASK 30-11-01-400-801 AND PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE AIRFRAME DEICE SYSTEM, REF TASK AMM 30-11-00-720-801. OPS TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.