Service difficulty report · Bearing · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 1, 2019
Submitted
January 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
41,667 hours, 43,699 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
C1535363
Condition
Defective
Location
Te Flap
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH WHEN SELECTING FLAPS FROM 15 TO 35, THE HANDLE REACHED 35 BUT FLAP DRIVE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE FLAPS STUCK AT ABOUT 20 DEGREES. FLAP DRIVE CHECKLIST DID NOT RESOLVE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACEMENT OF LT & RT OUBD FLAP TORQUE TUBE BEARING. OPS CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.