Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 28, 2007
Submitted
August 9, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
277 hours, 274 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
9702811
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 2498: STANDBY HYD PRESSURE INDICATOR INOP. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK, MAINTENANCE HAS PLACED THIS ON MEL. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 HYD SYSTEM TO BE DASHES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 3 HYD PRESSURE TRANSDUCER IAW Q400 AMM TASK 29-30-01-400-801. OPERATED NR 3 AND STBY HYD SYSTEMS, INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE