Service difficulty report · Switch · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 4, 2009
Submitted
October 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
20,861 hours, 21,495 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Dirty
Location
Parking Brake
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT APPROX 35-40 KIAS, THE T/O WARN HORN SOUNDED. ABORTED THE T/O. THE CONFIGURATION WAS NORMAL AND PROPER. RETURNED TO GATE. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED PARKING BRAKE MICROSWITCH. C/W OPS TEST OF THE TAKEOFF WARNING SYS IAW AMM TASK 31-41-00-710-802. OPS TEST IS GOOD. GROUND RAN A/C IN TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION AT 55 PERCENT TORQUE WITH FLAPS AT 5, 10 , AND 15 DEGREES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.