Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 13, 2018
Submitted
March 16, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
33,605 hours, 34,587 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, WHEN SELECTING FLAPS FROM 15 TO 35, FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING FLAPS TO REMAIN IN FLAP 15 POSITION. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED IN THE PROCESS THE FLAP 15 VFE WAS EXCEEDED MAX SPEED NOTED AT FLAPS 15 SETTING WAS APPROX 190 KTS FLAP POWER CAUTION CHECKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND FLAP POWER CAUTION WAS SUCCESFULLY RESET. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED INSPECTION AFTER OPERATION AT MORE THAN WING FLAP DOWN SPEED IAW AMM 05-50-36-210-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK OF FLAPS GOOD IAW 27-50-00-710-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.