Service difficulty report · Ice Detector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
January 29, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3028
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Ice Detector
Part number
0871DWI
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
8,784 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXI, AN ICE DETECTOR FAIL WARNING MESSAGE WAS NOTED BY THE CREW. THE ICE DETECTOR WAS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED, AND THE WARNING LIGHT SHOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE DETECTOR WAS FAULTED IN A WAY THAT CAUSED THE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMIMATE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ICE DETECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-51-00. OPERATION CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY AND THE DEFERRAL WAS REMOVED.