Service difficulty report · Ecu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 15, 2016
Submitted
October 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
22,621 hours, 24,227 cycles
Part
Ecu
Part number
3984001009
Part serial
00067
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
33,413 hours, 34,650 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TAKEOFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED DURING T/O AT ABOUT 50-60 KTS. ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND CLEARED RUNWAY. CONTACTED DISPATCH & MX CONTROL. PERFORMED THE T/O ABORT CHECKLIST. AFTER CONSULTATION WITH MX CONTROL, WE DECIDED TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER T/O. AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED PROPERLY. WARNING HORN WENT OFF AGAIN, AT 90-95 KNOTS. WE AGAIN COMPLETED THE T/O ABORT CHECKLIST AND AGAIN THE A/C WAS CONFIGURED PROPERLY. COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECK OF TAKEOFF WARNING SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 31-52-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. COMPLIED WITH FIM TASK 31-52-00-810-802 FAULT ISOLATION STEPS A 1 THRU 8, ALL VALUES NORMAL REF FIM 31-52-00-810-802 4A (9)-5B. FOUND CONTINUITY BETWEEN 9811.J5001 (PIN 46) & GROUND. FOUND CONTINUITY BETWEEN CONFIG CONNECTORS & FCECU. WING FLAP INDICATION GOOD, FLAP DRIVE TRANSDUCER VALVES GOOD. R&R FCECU AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM 27-00-01-000-802/400-802, OPS CHECKS FOR FCECU GOOD. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF T/O WARNING SYSTEM IAW AMM 31-52-00-710-801, OPS CHECK GOOD. OBSERVED T/O WARNING HORN SILENT AS APPROPRIATE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO RELEVANT CDS FAULTS FOUND. RETURNED TO SERVICE.