Narrative:

During climb out on our way to ZZZ; the captain performed the first flight of the day ice protection test (pneumatic). Engine #2 failed the test. We contacted maintenance control. They and the captain determined it was ok to continue to ZZZ. When we arrived in ZZZ; contract maintenance was there. I did a postflt inspection of the aircraft. By this time the maintenance guy was on top of the #2 engine pylon. I completed all duties I could for the next flight and went to the terminal. When I came back; the maintenance guy was in my seat doing an engine run. After this; he signed off the logbook and we began to prepare for the flight back. During the flight back; the captain and I began to discuss what we saw on the anti-ice; and it just didn't seem right. We felt we should see an 'open' description on the anti-ice panel for engine #2. We made the decision to not enter any ice conditions in case this was not done correctly. During the descent; we got a message of 'high stage valve failed.' this message came and went a couple of times. We saw it on the panel on the descent and then a couple of times on final approach to dfw. When we arrived in dfw; we contacted maintenance and told them what we saw. They later said it looked like the maintenance guy in ZZZ wired the wrong valve; which confirmed to us that we had no anti-icing capabilities.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN EMB140 WITH ENG ANTI-ICE VALVE MALFUNCTION WAS WORKED OFF LINE BY CONTRACT TECHNICIAN. WIRED THE HIGH STAGE VALVE CLOSED INSTEAD OF COWL VALVE.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT ON OUR WAY TO ZZZ; THE CAPT PERFORMED THE FIRST FLT OF THE DAY ICE PROTECTION TEST (PNEUMATIC). ENG #2 FAILED THE TEST. WE CONTACTED MAINT CTL. THEY AND THE CAPT DETERMINED IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE TO ZZZ. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ; CONTRACT MAINT WAS THERE. I DID A POSTFLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. BY THIS TIME THE MAINT GUY WAS ON TOP OF THE #2 ENG PYLON. I COMPLETED ALL DUTIES I COULD FOR THE NEXT FLT AND WENT TO THE TERMINAL. WHEN I CAME BACK; THE MAINT GUY WAS IN MY SEAT DOING AN ENG RUN. AFTER THIS; HE SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK AND WE BEGAN TO PREPARE FOR THE FLT BACK. DURING THE FLT BACK; THE CAPT AND I BEGAN TO DISCUSS WHAT WE SAW ON THE ANTI-ICE; AND IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. WE FELT WE SHOULD SEE AN 'OPEN' DESCRIPTION ON THE ANTI-ICE PANEL FOR ENG #2. WE MADE THE DECISION TO NOT ENTER ANY ICE CONDITIONS IN CASE THIS WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY. DURING THE DSCNT; WE GOT A MESSAGE OF 'HIGH STAGE VALVE FAILED.' THIS MESSAGE CAME AND WENT A COUPLE OF TIMES. WE SAW IT ON THE PANEL ON THE DSCNT AND THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES ON FINAL APCH TO DFW. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN DFW; WE CONTACTED MAINT AND TOLD THEM WHAT WE SAW. THEY LATER SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE MAINT GUY IN ZZZ WIRED THE WRONG VALVE; WHICH CONFIRMED TO US THAT WE HAD NO ANTI-ICING CAPABILITIES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.