Service difficulty report · Buss Bar · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 18, 2009
Submitted
August 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4006
Aircraft time
18,705 hours, 15,808 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Engine time
12,847 hours, 12,635 cycles
Part
Buss Bar
Part number
697070213
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Propeller
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

BZN - NR 1 PEC CAUTION MSG W/ POWERPLANT MSG ON CLIMBOUT ABOVE 10,000FT. NR 1 PROPELLER WENT TO 1050 TO 1060 NP. UNABLE TO GET PROPELLER UNDER 1020 NP. NR 1 ENGINE SHUTDOWN PER EA CHECKLIST. RETURNED TO FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND NR 1 PROP HAS A DAMAGED BUS BAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED BROKEN BUS BAR ON NR 1 PROP IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 61-10-06-000-804 AND 61-10-06-400-804. C/S CALIBRATION OF THE TMU IAW AMM TASK 30-61-06-820-801. OPS TEST OF PROP DEICE IS GOOD. C/W POWER ASSURANCE RUN IAW MTC 6710005. ALL ENGINE RUNS GOOD. ALL FAULTS CLEARED AND DID NOT REOCCUR. PERFORMED EMU DOWNLOAD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.