Service difficulty report · Ecu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 11, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
34,371 hours, 36,013 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
8201003007
Part serial
2010110016
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 200
Part time
10,508 hours, 11,072 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

AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE ON DEPARTURE. THERE WAS NO AIRFLOW IN THE CABIN FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECK LIST CABIN STILL DID NOT PRESSURIZE. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION FOUND ECS FUNCTION OF CDS UNRESPONSIVE, AFTER CYCLING OF THE ECS CIRCUIT BREAKERS WAS ABLE TO GET ECS BUTTON TO OPERATE, BUT RT CODES PAGE WAS BLANK, R & R ECU IAW AMM TASK 21-61-01-000-801, 21-61-01-400-801, GROUND RAN ENGINES. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW 21-00-00-863-801 AND 21-00-00-863-802. OPS TESTED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.