Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 18, 2010
Submitted
November 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4083
Aircraft time
18,097 hours, 18,277 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3907001007
Part serial
0447
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Spoilers
Part time
14,842 hours, 15,147 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
L, A

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

What was found

LT WING OTBD SPOILER DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN AS ACFT SLOWED ON APPROACH. REQUIRED RT YOKE INPUT TO MAINTAIN LEVEL WINGS AT ABOUT 150 KTS SPOILER WAS 1/3 DEPLOYED AT SLOWER SPEED IT INCREASED TO 1/2 DEPLOYED(130 KTS) WENT AROUND (ABORTED APPROACH) AND SPOILER RETRACTED AS SPEED INCREASED THROUGH 150 KTS. DUE TO WEATHER (WIND), DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. SPOILERS DID NOT DEPLOY UNCOMMANDED ON THAT APPROACH/LANDING. CVR AND FDR ANALYSIS PERFORMED. R & R LT OUTBD POWER CONTROL ACTUATOR IAW AMM 27-61-16, PG 401-409. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 27-61-00 PG 501-505 C/W GPM 9.2.5 COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED WITH NO DEFECTS. COMPONENTS ROUTED TO MFG FOR ANALYSIS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.