Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 6, 2022
Submitted
December 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4363
Aircraft time
24,519 hours, 26,359 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Open
Location
Prop Deice Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

PROP DEICE CAUTION ILLUMINATED AGAIN AS WE TOOK THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE. OCCURED DURING THE #1 PROP. TAKEOFF ABORTED AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS. FOUND OPEN PHASE B AND OPEN PHASE C UNDER TMCU1. DURING ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY CHECK FOUND #1 PROP #2 BLADE DEICER WIRE HARNESS OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 PROP #2 BLADE DEICE WIRE HARNESS. REF Q400 AMM TASK 61-10-06-000-805 AND TASK 61-10-06-400-805 TR 61-175. C/W FUNCTIONAL TEST AND CALIBRATION OF PROPELLOR DE-ICING SYSTEM. SYSTEM OPERATION GOOD. PROP DEICE CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND NO CDS FAULTS PRESENT. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.