Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 30, 2015
Submitted
August 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
1T
Aircraft time
33,471 hours, 34,920 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88060B010103
Part serial
0294
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

MASTER WARNING CABIN PRESSURE ILLUMINATED AT 10,000 MSL. ALL CHECKLISTS ACCOMPLISHED. ACFT WILL NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND AFT BLOWOUT PANEL IN AFT CARGO AREA DISLODGED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE COVERED IN GREEN PAINTERS TAPE. INSTALLED NEW OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM TASK NR 21-31-16-000-801 AND 21-31-16-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTION CHECK OF THE AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM TASK 21-31-16-720-801. FUNCTION CHECK GOOD. INSPECTED FWD OUTFLOW VALVE AND REAR SAFETY VALVE NO TAPE NOTED. GROUND RAN AND PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801 AND 21-00-00-863-802. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT PRESSURIZES AND DEPRESSURIZES NORMALLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.