Service difficulty report · Spoiler · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 12, 2010
Submitted
October 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N208WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4208
Aircraft time
5,430 hours, 5,282 cycles
Part
Spoiler
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
AP
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

RIGHT O/B SPOILER STAYS UP IN FLIGHT APPROX 20 SEC. THEN WENT DOWN ON UNCOMMANDED ROLL. CHANGED THE FOLLOWING PARTS: BOTH SPOILER LIFT DUMP VALVES, THE SOLENOID UNLOAD VALVE, AND THE SPOILER PCU. THE REASON FOR CHANGING ALL OF THESE WAS TO SUPPORT THE INVESTIGATION WITH PARKER AND BBD INTO THE UNCOMMANDED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT, WHICH I THEN LEARNED HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE ON A POST AD CONFIGURED AIRCRAFT. AFTER THESE 4 PARTS WERE REPLACED THERE WAS NO FURTHER ISSUES REPORTED WITH THE SYSTEM.