Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 6, 2008
Submitted
October 22, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
18,421 hours, 18,737 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
82410608007
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Ailerons
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT 9850. RT AILERON TRIM SWITCH STUCK WHEN APPLYING TRIM. TRIM RAN AWAY TO THE RT. WAS ABLE TO NEUTRALIZE TRIM BY APPLYING LT AILERON TRIM FIRMLY. THE SWITCH APPEARED TO BE STUCK. MX R&R THE AILERON/RUDDER TRIM CONTROL-PANEL PER Q400AMM TASKS 27-13-16-000-801 AND 27-13-16-400-801. OPS TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.