Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2014
Submitted
December 16, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
9,025 hours, 9,504 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8Z6819001
Part serial
0901211
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
11,444 hours, 12,305 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER TRIM RUNAWAY OCCURED IN FLIGHT. AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, AIRCRAFT YAWED, TRIM INDICATION WAS MOVING RAPIDLY LEFT. PHASE OF FLIGHT WAS CLIMB ATTITUDE AND TRIM WAS NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME. IAW EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR RUDDER TRIM ACTUATOR WAS PULLED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTEROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS PERTAINING TO ATA 22 OR 27. R & R AILERON AND RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL IAW MM 27-13-16-000-801 + 27-13-16-400-801 AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPS TEST OF AILERON AND RUDDER CONTROL SYSTEM GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.