Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
December 25, 2009
Submitted
January 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
336
Aircraft time
39,508 hours, 45,163 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT, ABOVE 140 KNOTS, RUDDER PRESSURE, FOLLOWED BY RUDDER PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BOTH QUANTITIES UNCHANGED. (NEVER GOT HYD CAUTION LIGHT) ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 RUDDER PRESSURE SWITCHES, OPS CHECKED AND LEAKED CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 27-20-39. ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF NR1 AND NR2 PRESSURE REGULATOR SOLENOID VALVES AND ISOLATED SOLENID IAW 27-20-38. PERFORMED SYS OPS CHECK WITH PITOT STATIC TESTER SET BETWEEN 100 TO 200 KNOTS INDICATED AIRSPEED. FLUCTUATED AIRSPEED BETWEEN 100 AND 200 KNOTS SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKED OK.