Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 2, 2022
Submitted
April 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
33,408 hours, 35,853 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
82410910023
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fire Protection
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING BOARDING, # 2 ENGINE FIRE INDICATION OCCURRED. FIRE BELL SOUNDED AS WELL. RAN ENGINE FIRE ON GROUND CHECKLIST TO PULLING T-HANDLE. ALL PAX WERE ASKED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT. CALL CFR. THEY VERIFIED NO FIRE OR SMOKE ON #2 ENGINE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPENED #2 ENGINE COWLING, NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE. PERFORMED GVI OF #2 ENGINE FIRE LOOP, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PUSHED #2 ENGINE T-HANDLE BACK IN AND DID A #2 ENGINE FIRE TEST, ALL RELATED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND CHIME SOUNDED. REF W/O 315434 FOR WORK PERFORMED. REPLACED FIRE PROTECTION PANEL WITH Q400 AMM 26-00-01-000/400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.