Service difficulty report · Flap System · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
September 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Flap System
Part number
C1486561
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
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) AFTER DEPARTURE, PASSING LEVEL OFF ALTITUDE, SELECTING FLAP TO ZERO, FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLAPS REMAINED A 10. REMAINED VISUAL AND GOT CLEARED TO RETURN TO BASE. REMAINED OVERHEAD AND RAN QRH 10.12, DICTATING A FLAP RESET. AFTER ACTIONING, FLAPS RETRACTED AND CLEARANCE WAS GAINED TO CONTINUE TO NEXT BASE. INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND HYD PRESSURE LOSS MESSAGE, CARRIED OUT FIM 29-10-00-810-803. BLEED NR 1 HYD SYSTEM ONLY, FOUND AIR IN THE SYSTEM, AIR REMOVED IAW AMM 29-10-00 SUBSEQUENT FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED WITH SELECTION OF FLAP 10 FOLLOWED BY QRH ACTION. ON 10/09/13, THE FLAP POWER UNIT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 27-52-01 AND OPERATION CHECKED SATISFACTORY IAW AMM 27-52-00.