Service difficulty report · Dump Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
15,855 hours, 15,991 cycles
Part
Dump Valve
Part number
3958001005
Part serial
50265024
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoilers
Part time
9,544 hours, 8,932 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
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

SEA FLIGHT NR 2438: SELECTING FLIGHT TAXI TO FLIGHT, INBD LIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE OR EXTEND. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST, COULD NOT CLEAR FAULT. ROLL INBD SPOILERS ON RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT EXTEND FOR A SECOND, THEN RETRACTS LEAVING ONLY OUTBD SPOILERS EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BLOCK. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH OF THE LIFT DUMP VALVES FOR THE INBOARD ROLL SPOILERS IAW Q400 AMM 27-62-01, PGS 401-407. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF GROUND SPOILER SYSTEM IAW TASK 27-62-00-710-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.