Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 24, 2021
Submitted
October 25, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
27,000 hours, 29,029 cycles
Part
None
Part number
4100S00504
Part serial
0607
Condition
None
Location
Zone 600
Part time
36,907 hours, 100,796 cycles
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 THROUGH ABOUT 15000 ' DEICE PRESS CAUTION ILLUMINATED. RAN DEICE PRESS CAUTION CHECKLIST. DEICE PRESS CAUTION EXTINGUISHED, THEN RE-ILLUMINATED. FOUND RIGHT HAND ENGINE INTAKE BOOT NOT INFLATING. DEICE PRESSURE INDICATED BETWEEN 16-18 PSI FOR EVERY BOOT SEGMENT INFLATION. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN ICING CONDITIONS AT 15,000'. DIVERTED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. GROUND RAN ENGINE. INTERROGATED CDS FOUND DEICE LOW PRESS. 4A FAIL.MSG., CLEARED CDS. R&R'D #4 DEICE DIST. VALVE IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 30-11-16-000-801/400-801. OPS CKS GOOD, FAULT CODE DID NOT RE-OCCUR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.