Service difficulty report · Warning System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 15, 2011
Submitted
November 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N214WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4214
Aircraft time
7,171 hours, 6,960 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON INITAIL CLIMB DURING FLAP RETRACTION FROM 5 DEGREES SETTING THE FLAP DRIVE CAUTION LIGHT CYCLED ON AND OFF. THE FLAPS RETRACTED ALL THE WAY UP. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE QRH BUT THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT. CREW ADVISED DISPATCH OF POSSIBLE ZERO FLAPS LANDING AND EMERGENCY TO EWR. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AS THEY GOT CLOSER TO EWR. ON ARRIVAL THEY WERE ABLE TO EXTEND THE FLAPS TO 15, MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.