Service difficulty report · Warning Horn · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 28, 2004
Submitted
October 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
302
Aircraft time
32,841 hours, 36,293 cycles
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Warning Horn
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Beta System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 4082 REPORTED HAVING THEIR BETA WARNING HORN SOUND WITH LOSS OF NORMAL BRAKING WHEN POWER LEVERS WERE SELECTED BELOW FLIGHT IDLE DURING GROUND HANDLING. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BETA WARNING HORN SYSTEM WAS AT FAULT, SYSTEM WAS MEL'D AND DEACTIVATED. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.