Service difficulty report · Roller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 22, 2015
Submitted
November 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
5,244 hours, 5,579 cycles
Part
Roller
Part number
DSC5751
Condition
Damaged
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT WHILE RETRACTING FLAPS FROM 15 TO 0, FELT A SHUDDERING. AFTER CONSULTING WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL IT RESULTED IN A RETURN TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. UPON APPROACH, WHILE EXTENDING THE FLAPS FOR LANDING WE FELT THE SAME SHUDDERING WHILE EXTENDING FLAPS TO ALL POSITIONS. PERFORMED GVI OF FLAP DRIVE SYSTEM, FPU, FLAP ACTUATORS, AND INBD AND OTBD FLAP TRACK ROLLERS. REPLACED RT INBD FLAP ROLLERS, ALL 4. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.