Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 6, 2010
Submitted
February 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
21,571 hours, 22,309 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
6007047
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Brakes
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE ACFT REQUIRES MORE THAN USUAL POWER TO BEGIN TAXIING. IF THE ACFT IS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP & PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED, IT BEGINS TO ROLL EASILY. WITH THE SURFACE WINDS, COULD NOT DETERMINE IF EITHER BRAKE PULLED THE ACFT TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. DURING MX CHECK FOUND DISCREPANCY TO BE VERY INTERMITTENT. VERIFIED CABLE TENSIONS ON TOE BRAKE & PARKING BRAKE CNTL VALVES, ALL TENSIONS WERE CORRECT. R & R RT INBD AND RT OTBD WHEEL SPEED TRANSDUCERS, AT 2 ANTISKID CNTL VLV, NR 3 & NR 4 MLG BRAKE ASSYS, NR 4 MLG BRAKE FUSE/SHUTTLE VLV, & NWS PILOT HAND CNTL WHEEL ALL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. ALL OPS CKS GOOD. ACFT NO LONGER PULLS TO THE RT & BRAKES NO LONGER DRAG. ACFT TAXI OK & IS OK FOR SERVICE.