Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
July 12, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Bearing
Part number
85780346
Condition
Worn
Location
Lt Wing Te Flaps
Part time
14,315 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 JULY 12TH 2019, A DASH 8 Q400, WAS ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN THE CREW REPORTED A FLAP DRIVE` WARNING LIGHT ON THE CWP. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THE APPROACH. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER FLAP ROLLER BEARINGS FROM THE LEFT INBOARD FLAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 27-54-01. THE AIRCRAFT HAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS A REPEAT EVENT WHICH WAS FOUND NFF THE FIRST TIME, ON JULY 9TH 2019, A DASH 8 Q400, GOT THE FLAP DRIVE CAUTION LIGHT WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 35 DEGREES. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FLAPS AND PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NO FAULTS FOUND IAW AMM 27-52-00, REV. 65. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ++X++ (TC# 20190715015)