Service difficulty report · Eicas · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 17, 2022
Submitted
April 18, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
47,180 hours, 50,043 cycles
Part
Eicas
Part number
C16221AA02
Part serial
1254
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 200
Part time
39,192 hours, 35,319 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
I
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STANDBY ISI INSTRUMENT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WAS FLUCTUATING IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. CREW NOTICED AIRSPEED 280 KTS AT 18,000 FEET AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS WE CLIMBED. DIVERTED AN ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED ISI AND PURGED PITOT STATIC LINES. NO MOISTURE WAS PRESENT. REPLACED ISI AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. REF Q400 AMM 34-12-16-000-801 AND 34-12-16-400-801. PERFORMED PITOT STATIC LEAK CHECK. ISI CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.