Service difficulty report · Switch · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 7, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
21,422 hours, 22,135 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
3094301
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Elevator Trim
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 50 KTS TAKE WARNING HORN ACTIVATED CONTINUOUSLY. ABORTED TAKEOFF. POST ABORT CHECK SHOWED ACFT PROPERLY CONFIGURED. PRE TAKEOFF T/O WARN TEST OK. POST ABORT T/O WARN TEST OK. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF T/O WARNING SYS AND THEN INTROGRATED CDS FOUND FAULT "PILSW FAULT". REMOVED AND REPLACED HANDWHEEL ELEVATOR-TRIMSWITCH IAW AMM TASK 27-32-18-000-801 & 27-32-18-400-802. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM SYS IAW AMM TASK 27-32-00-710-802 AND RIL 84-27-057. RETURNED TO SERVICE.