Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 8, 2010
Submitted
May 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
19,090 hours, 16,360 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Ptu Control
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PTU CONTROL "ON" GREEN LIGHT WILL NOT GO OUT WITH SWITCH PUSHED OUT. MECHANIC THAT TAXIED ACFT FROM GATE SAID AFTER SHUTTING DOWN NR 2 ENGINE, PTU "ON" LIGHT STAYED ON AND NR 2 HYD SYS REMAINED PRESSURIZED, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND ALL HYD WENT TO "0" PSI. PTU FUNCTION TESTED GOOD IAW MM TASK NR 29-11-61-720-801, TR 29-115 AFTER RE-POWERING ACFT. CHECKED PTU SELECT SWITCH FOR CORRECT OPERATION USING DIGITAL VOM AND MEGAOHMETER. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED WIRES BETWEEN PTU PRESSURE SWITCH AND PTU SELECT SWITCH FOR SHORTS TO GROUND USING MEGAOHMETER. CHECKED WIRES BETWEEN PTU SELECT SWITCH AND PTU SELECT VALVE FOR SHORTS TO GROUND USING MEGAOHMETER. CHECKED OPERATION OF RELAYS 2921-2K1 AND 2921-3K3 NUMEROUS TIMES. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECKED WIRE BETWEEN RJB3 AND FLAP CONTROL UNIT USING MEGAOHMETER. NO FAULTS FOUND. REPLACED CONNECTOR 2921 P4. COMPLIED WITH OPERATIONAL / FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PTU IAW AMM TASK NR 29-11-61-720-801, TR NR 29-115. BOTH ON-GROUND AND IN AIR TESTS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.