Service difficulty report · Adc · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 8, 2017
Submitted
July 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
38,353 hours, 40,451 cycles
Part
Adc
Part number
C17053AC03
Part serial
829
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Part time
22,378 hours, 24,067 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

ENROUTE, AUTO PILOT KICKED OFF AND THEN STARTED GETTING INTERMITTENT CAUTION LIGHTS. PITCH TRIM, ELEVATOR FEEL, RUDDER CONTROL, SPOILER OTBD, ROLL SPOILER OTBD HYD, PROPELLER DEICE, TCAS FAIL, AND ALT RED ON ARCDU, ALSO FO ALT FAIL, IAS FAIL ON PFD. IAW CHECKLIST, RAN SWITCH TO ADC 1 AND FO INSTRUMENT WERE NORMAL, BUT STILL HAS INTERMITTENT CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND SEVERAL ADU2 FAULTS IN CDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED, LLM RTS NR 2 ADU IAW TC 6341101 AND TC 6341102. VERIFIED AUTOPILOT IS OPERATIVE IAW AMM 22-11-00-720-804. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.