Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
January 2, 2005
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
7,556 hours, 8,161 cycles
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
3958001005
Part serial
5286
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Spoiler
Part time
7,556 hours, 8,161 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

GTF - FLIGHT 2321 - DURING THE DESCENT, FULL LEFT WING DOWN AILERON TRIM WAS REQUIRED TO FLY STRAIGHT. THE CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED ON THE PFCS DURING THE DESCENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ROLL SPLR INBOARD CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND THE RIGHT INBOARD SPOILER WAS FULLY EXTENDED. MAINTENANCE INTERROGATED THE CDS AND FOUND AN "INBD GROUND VALVE" MESSAGE IN THE FAULT HISTORY. THE FAULT WAS CLEARED AND GROUND RUNS WERE PERFORMED. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE WRITE UP. THE UPPER INBOARD SPOILER LIFT DUMP VALVE WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND ALL WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.