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SF340 flight crew noticed that the deice boots didn't work in automatic, so they had to use manual control.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 574954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Ice |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zzz.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | SF 340A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 574954 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I decided to cycle the boots. Even though first flight of the day checks were done before entering icing. Got a timer light when it went to the west outbound. Ran the checklist and repeated the test before trying to manually inflate them. We called dispatcher and talked to maintenance. They told us to manually inflate the boots. All the boots functioned properly except the west outbound did not get a green light when the boot button was pushed. Did get some inflation, tried it several times, and it did not change the status of the problem. Maintenance/dispatcher asked us to return to ZZZ, as we were still close to it. About 140 mi or less, not in icing conditions and had 2900 pounds of fuel on board. Dispatch also sent us an ACARS message to return, and our ETA, which I informed them of. I then briefed the flight attendant, followed by a PA to passenger, explaining the reason for returning to ZZZ. At no time did we enter icing conditions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SF340 FLT CREW NOTICED THAT THE DEICE BOOTS DIDN'T WORK IN AUTO, SO THEY HAD TO USE MANUAL CTL.
Narrative: I DECIDED TO CYCLE THE BOOTS. EVEN THOUGH FIRST FLT OF THE DAY CHKS WERE DONE BEFORE ENTERING ICING. GOT A TIMER LIGHT WHEN IT WENT TO THE W OUTBOUND. RAN THE CHKLIST AND REPEATED THE TEST BEFORE TRYING TO MANUALLY INFLATE THEM. WE CALLED DISPATCHER AND TALKED TO MAINT. THEY TOLD US TO MANUALLY INFLATE THE BOOTS. ALL THE BOOTS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY EXCEPT THE W OUTBOUND DID NOT GET A GREEN LIGHT WHEN THE BOOT BUTTON WAS PUSHED. DID GET SOME INFLATION, TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT DID NOT CHANGE THE STATUS OF THE PROB. MAINT/DISPATCHER ASKED US TO RETURN TO ZZZ, AS WE WERE STILL CLOSE TO IT. ABOUT 140 MI OR LESS, NOT IN ICING CONDITIONS AND HAD 2900 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. DISPATCH ALSO SENT US AN ACARS MESSAGE TO RETURN, AND OUR ETA, WHICH I INFORMED THEM OF. I THEN BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT, FOLLOWED BY A PA TO PAX, EXPLAINING THE REASON FOR RETURNING TO ZZZ. AT NO TIME DID WE ENTER ICING CONDITIONS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.