Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 20, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
2,167 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C1486742004
Condition
Faulty
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
2,644 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, THE FLAPS STOPPED AT 4 DEGREES. THE FLAP PWR CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. CLIMBED TO 300 FT ON A HEADING OF 120 AND CALLED FOR THE CHECK LIST. UPON COMPLETION OF CHECK LIST THE CAUTION LIGHT REMAINED ON, AT THIS TIME ASKED FOR A TURN. FOLLOWED SOP`S AND EMERGENCY CHECK LIST TO A (T). DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 05. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AT FOXTROT. EMERGENCY VEHICLES GAVE THE ALL CLEAR AND SINCE BRAKE COOLING WAS NOT A FACTOR, TAXIED TO LANDMARK. FLAP CONTROL UNIT CONTINUOUS BIT FAULT IN CSD. FIM TASK 27-50-00-810-807 COMPLETE. FAULT DID NOT RE-OCCUR AFTER FUNCTIONAL TEST.