Service difficulty report · Timer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 20, 2019
Submitted
December 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4363
Aircraft time
20,258 hours, 21,773 cycles
Part
Timer
Part number
4100S01807
Part serial
0217
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
De-Ice System
Part time
11,997 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT WE ENCOUNTERED ICING AND AFTER TURNING ON THE BOOT THE DEICE TIMER CAUTION ILLUMINATED IN SLOW & FAST. PERFORMED E&A CHECKLIST,BOOTS WORKED IN MANUAL. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CHECKED CDS FOR FAULTS. ICE/RAIN FAULTS ARE UNAVAILABLE DUE TO ICE/RAIN SYS UNAVAILABLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED TMU IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 30-11-01-000-801 AND 400-801. USING ENGINES, C/W FUNCTION TEST OF AIRFRAME PNEUMATIC DEICING SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM TASK 30-11-00-720-801. FUNCTION TEST GOOD. NO FAULTS POSTED IN CDS. DEICE TIMER CAUTION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.