Service difficulty report · Lamp · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 28, 2021
Submitted
June 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
45,790 hours, 48,367 cycles
Part
Lamp
Part number
Q4559X
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fire Detection
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

DURING CLIMB THROUGH 12,000 CHECK FIRE DET WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS. NO OTHER FIRE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN GAZE SHIFTED TO FIRE PANEL THE BTL LOW LIGHT WAS ON AND EXTINGUISHED AND THEN SO DID THE CHECK FIRE DET LIGHT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. RELAMPED BTL LOW LIGHT ON FIRE DETECTION PANEL AS PRECAUTION. LIGHT OPERATES NORMALLY. "CHECK FIRE DET" WARNING NOT ILLUMINATED "BTL LOW" NOT ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF NACELLE FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM 26-11-00-710-801. OPS TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.