Service difficulty report · Transducer · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 3, 2014
Submitted
January 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
29,324 hours, 30,509 cycles
Part
Transducer
Condition
Failed
Location
Aoa
Part time
7,358 hours, 8,041 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

PUSHER SYSTEM FAIL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT AND RT AOA VANE HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. R & R RT AOA TRANSDUCER IAW MM TASK 27-33-26-000-801/400-801. COMPLIED WITH MAINTENANCE 6273302 FOR CAT3, RETURN TO SERVICE. OPS AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED GOOD. PRIOR TO CHANGING PROBE, CONFIRMED RT AOA VANE HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED AND FOUND "RT AOA VANE HEAT" MESSAGE IN CDS LAST LEG REPORT. RETURNED TO SERVICE.