Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 22, 2006
Submitted
November 27, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4006
Aircraft time
12,404 hours, 9,134 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
4100S03101
Condition
Sticking
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX FLIGHT NR 2420: CABIN WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. DIFFERENTIAL OF 0.2 PSI MAX WAS ACHIEVED WITH BLEED MAX. EMERGENCY CHECKLIST NO HELP. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL WOULD NOT INFLATE DUE TO AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL CONTROL VALVE WAS STICKING AND NOT ALLOWING SEAL TO INFLATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL CONTROL VALVE IAW Q400 AMM TASK 52-31-31-000-801 AND 52-31-31-400-801. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT IAW Q400 AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801 AND 21-00-00-863-802. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.