Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 14, 2021
Submitted
November 15, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
23,188 hours, 24,978 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
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

DURING DE-ICE PROP TEST AIRBORNE. LIGHTS FAILED TO CYCLE. DURING TEST POSITION LIGHT CYCLED. ATTEMPTED ON POSITION AGAIN NO LIGHTS. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR THE TMCU, REF Q400 AMM TASK 30-61-06-820-801. CALIBRATION GOOD, NO FAULTS LOGGED IN CDS. DROPPED STATIC AIR TEMP TO BELOW 5*C, RAN ENGINE AT MIN, OPERATED HEAT AND BOTH PROP ADVISORY PROP ADVISORY LIGHTS CAME ON DURING OPERATION. SAW ADDITIONAL AC LOAD DETECTED WHEN BOTH PROP HEAT WAS ACTIVATED ON BOTH AC GENS. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING OPERATION. NO FAULTS LOGGED IN CDS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.