Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 7, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
36,677 hours, 38,321 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
FE282003
Part serial
FR124
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
22,152 hours, 23,664 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING APPROACH, SELECTED FLAPS TO 5 DEGREES. FLAP DRIVE CAUTION ILLUMINATED. FLAPS STAYED AT 0 DEGREES. ZERO FLAP LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER LANDING FLAP DRIVE CAUTION EXTINGUISHED AND FLAPS WENT TO 5 DEGREES. REPLACED BOTH FLAP CONTROL UNITS AND FLAP CONTROL PEDISTALS. OPS CHECKED GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.