Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 26, 2020
Submitted
January 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
23,860 hours, 25,804 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
LA697037220
Condition
Damaged
Location
Prop Deice
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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 PROP DE-ICE CAUTION ILLUMINATED. DURING RUNNING OF PROP DE-ICE CHECKLIST, CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RE ILLUMINATED. FINISHED CHECKLIST AND CAUTION ILLUMINATED AGAIN. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. C/W FINC CK OF PROP DEICE IAW Q400 AMM 30-61-00-720-801, NO PROP DEICE CAUTION NOTED. FURTHER T/S'ING INCLUDES VISUAL CHECK OF #1 AND #2 PROP ASSY'S INCLUDING LEADING EDGES OF ALL BLADES, VISUAL CHECK OF DEICE HARNESSES AND BRUSH BLOCK'S. FOUND #2 PROP BLADES 3 AND 4 DEICE HARNESSES INTERMITTENTLY TO OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 PROP BLADE 3 AND 4 DEICE HARNESS'S IAW Q400 AMM 61-10-06-000/400-805. C/W FUNC CK AND CALIBRATION OF PROP DEICE HEATER ELEMENTS IAW Q400 AMM 30-61-00-760-801. NO PROP DEICE CAUTION NOTED. ALL PHASES IOF #1 AND #2 AC GEN STEADY AT .19 LOAD. FUNC CK OF PROP DEICE SYSTEM PER Q400 AMM 30-61-00-720-801 CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.