Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 28, 2010
Submitted
August 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
7,968 hours, 8,715 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3985001007
Part serial
00399
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoilers
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 250 NOTICED LO & RO SPOILER ON PFCS WERE SHOWING 1/3 DEPLOYED AND A LT FUDDER DEFLECTION VISUALLY THE SPOILERS APPEARED STOWED NO ABNORMAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS NOTICED. AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL INDICATIONS. DIVERTED, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED FCECU IAW AMM TASK 27-00-01-000-802 & 27-00-01-400-802. ALL OP'S CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.