Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 7, 2017
Submitted
September 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
38,377 hours, 39,885 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
4063000601
Part serial
00532
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
9,914 hours, 8,918 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF, THE NOSE STEERING CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE CONDUCTED THE APPLICABLE CHECKLISTS AND THE CAUTION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH GVI OF THE NLG AND ASSOCIATED WIRING WITH NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS NOTED. INTERROGATED SCU IAW AMM TASK 32-51-01-742-801. NWS CAUTION CAME ON DURING BITE CHECK WITH ASSOCIATED "FAIL AND "RVTX" MSG FAULTS. DUPLICATED SAME FAULT TWICE BY CYCLING POWER. PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECK OF NWS PRESSURE SWITCH, CHKS GOOD. PERFORMED CONTINUITY CHECK OF NWS HARNESS TO SOLENOID VALVE, PRESSURE SWITCH, RVDT 1/2 IAW 32-51-00, CONTINUITY CHECKS GOOD. CONTINUITY CHECKS GOOD BETWEEN NOSE GEAR FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD 9811-J15 AND SCU. REMOVED SCU IAW AMM TASK 32-51-01-000-801 AND REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SCU IAW 32-51-01-400-801. RIGGING CHKS GOOD ON RVDTS. BITE CHECKS OF SCU GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF NWS DURING TAXI IAW AMM TASK 32-51-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.