Service difficulty report · Tru · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 14, 2007
Submitted
August 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
15,968 hours, 16,188 cycles
Part
Tru
Part number
11521102
Part serial
059C1104
Condition
Smoke
Location
Nr 1
Part time
15,997 hours, 16,213 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT NR 2296: AFTER ENGINE START, FO NOTICED PUFF OF SMOKE BY NOSE AREA. ELECTRICAL PAGE SHOWED NO LOAD ON NR 1 TRU WITH .25 LOAD ON NR 2 TRU AND .5 LOAD ON BOTH GENERATORS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 TRU IAW AMM 24-31-21. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.