Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 14, 2009
Submitted
May 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
20,172 hours, 20,873 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
54009497
Part serial
315
Condition
Malfunctioned
Part time
2,265 hours, 2,569 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING INITIAL CLIMB, NR 2 ITT IN RED AT 865 WITH NR 2 FUEL FLOW APPROX 200 LBS/HR HIGHER THAN NR 1. REDUCED POWER AFTER 20 SEC INTO GREEN. NTOP TO 1 MINUTE AFTER CRUISE POWER SET, NR 2 ITT AND FUEL FLOW "JUMPED BACK TO NORMAL". INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND MAX TEMP RECORDED ON NR 2 ITT 868 FOR 36 SECONDS. PER Q400 AMM TASK 05-11-00-992-802, NR 2 ITT DID NOT EXCEED MAX TEMP. NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. REPLACED THE NR 2 P2. BLEED VALVE AND THE P2.7 BLEED OFF VALVE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. RETURNED TO SERVICE.