Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
September 4, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
C1486561
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO BASE, FLAPS 5 WAS SELECTED AND FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, QRH WAS CONSULTED AND SYSTEM RESET SUCCESSFULLY ACCORDINGLY. NORMAL LANDING PREFORMED WITH FLAP 15, NEXT CREW BRIEFED AND TCC CONTACTED. INVESTIGATION/ACTION THE CENTRAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (CDS) WAS INTERROGATED WITHOUT FINDINGS. DUE TO A NUMBER OF PREVIOUS LOG REMARKS REGARDING FLAP POWER, ESPECIALLY LOG REMARK L109 MENTIONING (HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS), IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FLAP POWER UNIT (FPU). CONCLUSION, NO SIMILAR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED SINCE THE ABOVE INCIDENT AND IT IS CONCLUDED THAT A FAULTY PRESSURE SWITCH ON THE FPU CAUSED THE INCIDENT.