Service difficulty report · Spoiler · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 17, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
34,622 hours, 35,763 cycles
Part
Spoiler
Condition
Deployed
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TAKE OFF WARNING HORN SOUNDED AT APPROX 70 KTS. TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED, NORMAL BRAKING WAS USED. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY, NOTICED SPOILERS WERE STILL DEPLOYED. UPON RUNNING CHECKLIST, WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE SPOILERS TO RETRACT WHEN POWER LEVERS WERE PUT ABOVE FLIGHT IDLE. ABORTED TAKE OFF. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS, NO FAULTS FOUND. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE TAKE-OFF WARNING SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 31-52-00-720-801. SYSTEM TESTS GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE GROUND SPOILER SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 27-62-00-710-801. SYSTEM TESTS GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ROLL SPOILER SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 27-61-00-710-801. SYSTEM TESTS GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 27-32-00-710-802. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.