Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 2, 2016
Submitted
August 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
22,902 hours, 24,265 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88060B010002
Part serial
0247
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
22,903 hours, 24,266 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

DURING DEPARTURE, THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN CHECKLIST, AND THE FAULT LIGHT RESET THEN ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. RAN MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CHECKLIST. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTERROGATED CDS IAW MM TASK 45-00-21-742-802 AND FOUND FAULT AFT OUTFLOW VALVE FAIL. COMPLIED WITH FIM TASK 21-30-00-810-803 PARAGRAPH 4A (1)THRU(5). REMOVED AND REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE IAW MM TASKS 21-31-16-000-801 AND 21-31-16-400-801. PREFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IAW Q400 MM TASK 21-31-00-720-801. CHECK GOOD