Service difficulty report · Flap System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 12, 2016
Submitted
August 16, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
6,947 hours, 7,416 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT DURING FINAL APPROACH, WHEN SELECTING FLAPS 35 DEG. CANCELLED APPROACH KEEPING THE AIRSPEED UNDER FLAPS 15 SPEED LIMITATION AND RAN THE CHECKLIST. THE FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN, AFTER THE FLAPS CONT CICUIT BREAKER RESET. EXECUTED A NORMAL FLAP 15 LANDING. NO CURRENT FAULTS IN CDS. CYCLED A/C POWER PERFORMED OPS TEST OF WING FLAPS IAW AMM 27-50-00-710-801. OPS TEST PASSED. EXTENDED AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS FIVE TIMES, PERFORMED GVI O FLAPS FROM GROUND WHILE AT 35 DEG. NO DEFCETS NOTED. "FLAP POWER" CAUTION DID NOT ILLUMINATE AT ANY TIME. FLAPS OPERATE NORMAL. NO PARTS REPLACED.