Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 12, 2011
Submitted
February 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
23,756 hours, 24,652 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
8209143
Part serial
9910081
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
23,756 hours, 24,652 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

NO HEAT FROM EITHER CABIN OR FLT COMP PACS. IN EITHER AUTO OR MANUAL MODES FOR FLT COMP. GOOD FLOW ON BOTH. RETURNED TO THE FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. NO FAULTS IN CDS. GROUND RAN APU AND CHECK FOR LEAKS IN ECS SYS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECK OF ECS SYS IN MANUAL/FULL HOT. FOUND CABIN PACK OPERATING NORMALLY. COCKPIT HEATING SLOW; DUCT TEMP FAILED TO RISE ABOVE 15 DEGREES C. INSPECTED PACK BYPASS VALVE DURING HEATING AND COOLING ADJUSTMENTS. FOUND CABIN PACK BYPASS VALVE NORMALLY. COCKPIT VALVE REMAINED STUCK IN FULL COLD POSITION AT ALL TIMES. R & R COCKPIT BYPASS VALVE GOOD. COMPLIED WITH ECS TEMP CONTROL SYS IN MANUAL MODE IAW MM 21-61-00-710-803. OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.