Service difficulty report · Pdu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 3, 2006
Submitted
May 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
11,810 hours, 12,178 cycles
Part
Pdu
Part number
C1486561
Part serial
1022
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
5,502 hours, 5,790 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

MFR FLIGHT 2851: AFTER NORMAL START WITH NR 2 ENGINE FIRST WHEN FLAPS WERE SELECTED TO 15 DEGREES, THE FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND RESET FLAP CONT CB. THE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT AND FLAPS OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FCU IAW AMM TASKS 27-52-01-000-801 AND 27-51-01-400-801. NO HELP. THEN REPLACED FLAP POWER UNIT IAW AMM TASKS 27-52-000-801 AND 27-52-01-400-801. FUNCTIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED. NO LEAKS NOTED. FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATED DURING TESTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.