Service difficulty report · Control Module · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 3, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
20,900 hours, 22,300 cycles
Part
Control Module
Part number
FE282003
Part serial
438
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
13,601 hours, 14,547 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN FLAPS WERE SET TO 5. FLAP POSITION REMAINED AT 0. FLAP POWER CAUTION RESET WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW THE CHECKLIST. ON SECOND ATTEMPT, CAUTION LIGHT STAYED DARK AND FLAP EXTENDED AS USUAL, THROUGH ALL FLAP RANGES. INSPECTED FLAPS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. FLAPS WERE LOWERED TO 5. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND IN CDS FLAP HISTORY PG. ARMING SWITCH FAULT IAW FIM 27-50-00-810-802. PARA 1C, ARMING SWITCH AS ONE OF THE CONDITION FOR FLAP POWER CAUTION. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAP CONTROL MODULE IAW AMM 27-51-06-000-801, 27-51-06-400-801. PERFORMED AN OPS TEST IAW 27-21-16-710-802. OPS TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED FLAP MOVEMENT THROUGH FULL TRAVEL 5 TIMES WITH ENGINE POWER. NO FLAP POWER CAUTION, FAULTS OR DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.