Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 9, 2018
Submitted
January 10, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
39,909 hours, 41,886 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
8209026
Part serial
2007020802
Condition
Inoperative
Location
A/C Pack
Part time
22,492 hours, 24,115 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

PASSING 10,500 FT, RECEIVED A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING, RAN E & A CHECKLIST AND DESCENDED TO 9,000 FT. PERFORMED THE PRESSURIZATION FAIL CHECKLIST. DURING THE CHECKLIST, SELECTING BLEED FLOW MAX RECEIVED A NR 2 BLEED HOT CAUTION. RESET, NEVER CAME BACK. WHILE ATTEMPTING MANUAL PRESSURIZATION VIA THE E & A, UNABLE TO INCREASE THE DIFFERENTAL PRESSURE ABOVE 1 PSI. THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SLOWLY WENT TO 0. ABLE TO DECREASE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WITH THE MAIN PRESSURE SWITCH. THE CABIN DESCENDED WITH THE AIRPLANE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS AND FOUND A FAULT CODE OF 3001 FOR THE PACK FCV AND CPC/OT VALVE DATA FAIL. CLEARED CODES AND PERFORMED A FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF OUTFLOW VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-16-720-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED A PRESSURIZATION CHECK AND FOUND THE PACK FCV INOPERATIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PACK FCV IAW AMM 21-52-01-000/400-801. PRESSURIZATION CHECKED GOOD IAW 21-31-00-720-801. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.