Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 11, 2009
Submitted
August 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
2,951 hours, 3,342 cycles
Part
Transducer
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Elevator Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX - DURING CRUISE FLIGHT AT 23,000 "ELEV ASYMMETRY" CAUTION ILLUM. C/W CHECKLIST. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT PDX (30 MILES NORTH AT THE TIME). THE CAUTION LIGHT WENT OUT UPON LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSP ELEV ASYM IAW Q400 FIM 27-30-00-810-801 CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT RETURN. PERFORMED ASYM CHECK OF ELEV IAW Q400 AMM 27-31-00-750-801. NO DEFECTS. CHECKED VALUES OF ELEV LVDT'S THROUGH FDR AT ZERO, 20, 30 DEG WITHIN LIMITS PER AMM 27-31-61-830-801. INSP ELEV LT FWD QUADRANT AND RT QUADRANT TO RT AFT QUAD ELEV CABLE TENSIONS. TENSION WITHIN SPECS. INSP AND FOUND LEFT AND RIGHT LVDT'S OUT OF ADJUSTMENT BY APPROX 1.25 DEG FROM EACH OTHER. RIGGED IAW Q400 AMM 27-31-61-830-801, NO OTHER DEFECTS. CHECK FLIGHT OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.