Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 10, 2007
Submitted
March 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
13,935 hours, 14,002 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4603000501
Part serial
00091
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
6,734 hours, 6,147 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

FLIGHT NR 2333: DURING ROLL OUT, NOSE STEERING CAUTION ILLUMINATED. DID ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. TAXIED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE CHECK NWS ECU FOR FAULTS AND FOUND FAULTS VDT1, VDT2, SCU, PWR, PHC, P-SW AND SCUT. CLEARED FAULTS. TAXIED AIRCRAFT. NOSEWHEEL STEERING OPERATED NORMALLY. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NO FAULTS RETURNED. REPLACED NOSE WHEEL STEERING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES IAW MM TASK 32-51-01-000-801 AND 32-51-01-400-801 BECAUSE OF BEING ONLY COMMON LRU TO ALL FAULTS IAW Q400 FIM TASK 32-50-00-810-801 PAR 2A. NOSEWHEEL STEERING SYSTEM OPS TEST GOOD IAW Q400 MM TASK 32-50-00-710-801. TAXIED AIRCRAFT MAKING NUMEROUS LT AND RT TURNS WITH TILLER AND RUDDER PEDALS. NOSE WHEEL STEERIN