Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 28, 2009
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
41 hours, 36 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Transducer
Component
Transducer
Component part number
312244801
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX - ON CLIMB-OUT OF SEA OIL PRESSURE NEEDLE HAD NO INDICATION AND NUMERICAL VALUE HAD DASHES. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DESCENDING- NEEDLE AND NUMERICAL VALUE REAPPEARED WITH IN NORMAL PARAMETERS. NR 2 ENGINE. DIVERTED TO PDX. ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND UNKNOWN FLUID IN THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER CONNECTOR AT TRANSDUCER, CLEANED CONNECTOR REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER PER Q400AMM TASKS 79-31-01-000-801 AND 79-31-01-400-801, OPS TEST AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED AIRCRAFT TAXI CHECK TO REPLICATE DISCREPANCY FOR APPROX 15 MINUTES, DISCREPANCY DID NOT REOCCUR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.