Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 7, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4154
Aircraft time
9,993 hours, 10,904 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88060B010002
Part serial
0182
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
24,673 hours, 25,567 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

ON DEPARTURE, THE ACFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE. RAN CHECKLIST & FAIL TO PRESSURIZE IN MANUAL. INFLIGHT UNABLE TO GET HEAT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. HEAT WORKED FINE ON GROUND. GROUND TEST OF PRESSURIZATION WITH MX FAILED. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. CHECKED CDS AND FOUND NO CURRENT FAULTS WHEN ARRIVED. CDS FAULT CPC/OF VALVE DATA FAIL (STATUS) MSG DOCUMENTED FROM MSO STA WHICH REQIRES FIM TASK 21-30-00-810-804 TO BE C/W. C/W FIM TASK 21-30-00-810-804, PARA 1-4A1 AND PARA 5 WHICH SAYS TO CHANGE THE AFT OUTFOW VALVE. R & R AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-16-000/400-801. C/W FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IAW AMM 21-31-00-720-801, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CABIN HEAT HAD NO DEFECTS DURING FUNTIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.