Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 31, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4051
Aircraft time
26,211 hours, 27,154 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
8209392
Part serial
409QXS
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
26,211 hours, 27,154 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNABLE TO COOL CABIN IN FLIGHT. CABIN VENTS DID NOT PROVIDE COOL AIR THRU GASPERS. CABIN & COCKPIT HAD A DIRTY SOCK ODOR THROUGHT FLIGHT. FOUND FAULT 3B01 DIST DAMPER IN CDS. HARD FAULTED WOULD NOT CLEAR. FOUND DIST DAMPER VALVE STUCK IN HEATING POSITION. FOUND LOW AIRFLOW AT GASPERS AND HIGH AIRFLOW AT DADO PANEL VENTS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ECS WAS HEATING OR COOLING. REMOVED AND REPLACED DIST DAMPER IAW AMM 21-22-06-000-801/400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD, AIRFLOW AT GASOERS IS NOW NORMAL. DIST DAMPER NOW CHANGES POSITION WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN HEATING/COOLING MODES. CDS FAULT NOW CLEARS AND DID NOT RETURN AFTER OPS CHECK. C/W OPS CHECK OF ECS TEMP CONTROL IAW AMM 21-61-00-710-803. CHECKS GOOD. IRFLOWS NORMAL. HEATS AND COOLS NORMALLY. NO "DIRTY SOCK" SMELL NOTED. C/W GVI OF HEAT EXCHANGER WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW MTX CONTROL REQUEST. ACFT OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.