Service difficulty report · Flap System · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 3, 2018
Submitted
April 4, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
40,097 hours, 41,971 cycles
Part
Flap System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLAP POWER CAUTION AFTER TAKEOFF. FLAPS STUCK AT 4 DEGREES. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. COMPLIED WITH FIM 27-50-00-810-802. INTERROGATED CDS IAW AMM 45-00-27-742-802. FOUND FC PG 1 ECU BIT, PG 2, HYD PRESSURE LOSS, ECU BIT AND PG 3, LT POS AT 1922 TRANSMITTER, RT POSITION TRANSMITTER AT 1965 AND FLAP LEVER TRANSDUCER 63. COMPLIED WITH FIM 27-50-00-810-802, STEPS 1, 2, 3A AND 5. OPS TESTED THE FLAPS GOOD. NO FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT, NO FAULT CODES PRESENT. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.