Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 22, 2007
Submitted
July 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
984 hours, 900 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3985001007
Part serial
00389
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevators
Part time
984 hours, 901 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

EUG FLIGHT NR 2330: WHEN CONDUCTION T/O WARNING TEST PRIOR TO T/O, WARNING HORN SOUNDS WITH ELEVATOR TRIM INDICATOR IN NU HALF OF THE RANGE. WARNING HORN DOES NOT SOUND WITH INDICATOR IN ND AREA OUTSIDE OF T/O RANGE. ELEVATOR TRIM TEST OPERATES NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED PCECU 8 IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 27-00-01-000-802 AND 27-00-01-400-802. OPS CHECK AND FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. ALSO, PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE TAKEOFF WARNING SYSTEM IAW TASK 31-52-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST PASSED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.