Service difficulty report · Trim Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 29, 2015
Submitted
December 31, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
21,258 hours, 22,686 cycles
Part
Trim Panel
Part number
8Z6819001
Part serial
414QXS
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Part time
17,022 hours, 18,289 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 AFTER LEVEL OFF AT FL 240 WITH UNCOMMANDED RT RUDDER TRIM ACTIVATION. ATTEMPTS TO MOVE RUDDER TRIM TO THE LT, RESULTED IN FURTHER RUDDER TRIM TO THE RT. RUD TRIM ACT CB, F7, LT ESS PULLED IAW THE CHECK LIST COORDINATED FLIGHT MAINTAINED WITH RUDDER PEDALS. R & R AILERON/RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL, IAW AMM TASK NR 27-13-16-000-801 AND 27-13-16-400-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE RUDDER TRIM SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 27-22-00-710-801 AND OPS TEST OF THE AILERON TRIM SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK NR 27-13-00-710-802. PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF THE AILERON/RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL VERIFIED, SWITCH HAD UNCOMMANDED MOVEMENT TO RT TRIM WHILE HOLDING SWITCH FOR LT TRIM. PERFOEMED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK IAW GPM 9.2.5. OPS TEST GOOD. FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. COMPLETED FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK, ENSURED FULL TRAVEL AND VERIFIED PROPER DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW GPM 9.2, FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT CHECK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.