Service difficulty report · Manifold · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
May 31, 2004
Submitted
June 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
5,800 hours, 6,472 cycles
Part
Manifold
Part number
481505
Part serial
MAL0078
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 700
Part time
5,088 hours, 3,768 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PDX - ON FLIGHT NUMBER 2354, NOSE WHEEL STEERING CAUTION CAME ON 8 SECONDS AFTER NOSE WHEEL STEERING SELECTED ON. CONDUCTED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND CAUTION RE-ILLUMINATED. INTERROGATED SCU CODES. CLEANED SCU AND FOUND SQVC TO BE HARD FAULTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING MANIFOLD. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.