Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
21,394 hours, 22,199 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88060B010103
Part serial
00428
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
1,581 hours, 1,850 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON CLIMB OUT OF ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RAN EMERGENCY CHECKLIST PRESSURIZATION WOULD NOT WORK IN MANUAL MODE EITHER. GOT A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. CPC POSTED FAULT CODES "CPC/OF VALVE DATA FAILED" AND " INDICATION MODULE FAIL". REMOVED AND REPLACED AFT OUTFLOW VAVLE IAW AMM 21-31-16-000-801 AND 21-31-16-400-801 ALSO REPLACED CABIN INDICATION MODULE IAW AMM 21-31-11-000-801 AND 21-31-400-801. OP'S CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.