Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 14, 2011
Submitted
August 16, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4339
Aircraft time
1,364 hours, 1,294 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
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

AT FL110 CREW HAD THE FADEC FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THEN ENGINES WERE INDICATING NORMAL. CREW FOLLOWED QRH AND CONTINUED TO ALB. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR PRIORITY HANDLING AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUES. CHANGED NR 1 P2.7 VALVE AND EXITER BOX. OPS CHECKED GOOD.