Service difficulty report · Tru · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 19, 2017
Submitted
August 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
19,211 hours, 20,541 cycles
Part
Tru
Part number
11521102
Part serial
115211002532
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Otbd
Part time
19,208 hours, 20,538 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNUSUAL HUM AND VIBRATION HEARD FROM NOSE AND FELT IN FLOOR AND RUDDER PEDALS. NOISE STARTED WAITING TO PARK. THE NOISE BRIEFLY STOPPED WHEN PROPS WERE PUT IN START/FEATHER. THE NOISE CONTINUED ABOUT 20 SECONDS AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THEN ABRUPTLY QUIT AGAIN. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE RIGHT TRU FAN. ABLE TO DUPLICATE BY CYCLING AC POWER ON/OFF TRU FAN RAN WITH AC POWER OFF. REMOVED RIGHT (OUTBOARD) TRU REF Q400 AMM TASK 24-31-21-000-801. INSTALLED RIGHT OTBD TRU IAW AMM 24-31-21-400-801. OPS TESTED GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.