Service difficulty report · Shutoff Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 11, 2013
Submitted
July 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
15,854 hours, 16,970 cycles
Part
Shutoff Valve
Part number
8209026
Part serial
200004057
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
6,046 hours, 6,215 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

DURING TAKEOFF, BOTH NR 1 AND 2 BLEED HOT CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NR 1 PACK WAS IN AUTO MODE, NR 2 PACK WAS IN MANUAL MODE. AS DIRECTED BY THE CHECKLIST, BOTH NR 1 & 2 BLEED SWITCHES WERE CYCLED OFF, THEN ON. BOTH CAUTION LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED & REMAINED OFF. CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000 FT, CABIN PRESSURE WARNING ILLUMINATED. BOTH BLEED SWITCHES WERE ON, PACKS SET TO AUTO, BUT BLEEDS WERE SUPPLYING NO AIR FLOW. NO CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ON GROUND WITH APU BLEED AIR OPEN, APU BLEED AIR IS PROVIDING NO AIR FLOW. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R PACK FLOW CONTROL & SHUTOFF VALVE IAW AMM TASK 21-52-01-000/400-801. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW 21-00-00-863-801. ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMAL WITH NO PROBLEM, DE-PRESSURIZED IAW 21-00-00-863-802. C/W FIM TASK 36-20-00-810-805 FOR BLEED HOT NR 1 & NR 2 CAUTION LIGHT. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF BLEED AIR SYS IAW AMM TASKS 36-11-00-710-802. OPS TESTED GOOD. CAUTION LIGHT NEVER RETURNED. ACFT OK FOR CONT SERVICE.