Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 30, 2019
Submitted
April 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4457
Aircraft time
11,944 hours, 12,962 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Proximity Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

CABIN AUTO PRESSURIZATION FAILED. AFTER COMPLETING CHECKLISTS, COMPLETED FLIGHT USING MANUAL PRESSURIZATION. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. AUTO PRESSURIZATION DOES NOT FUNCTION WHILE A DOOR WARNING INDICATION IS PRESENT. FOUND WIRE TO MAIN CABIN DOOR CLOSED SENSOR COMPLETELY BROKEN THROUGH 1" FROM SENSOR. REMOVED WALL PANEL 231AZ REF AMM 25-26-01-000-801. REMOVED CLOSED SENSOR & WIRING UP TO PREVIOUS SPLICE 23" FROM SENSOR, REF Q400 AMM 52-71-01-000-801 STEPS 1,2,3 A-C, & STEP 4.C. SPLICED IN NEW PROX SENSOR PER Q400 WM 20-16-20 (64620 3-31-19) INSTALLED SERVICEABLE PROX SENSOR & WIRE FROM SPLICE REF Q400 AMM 52-71-01-400-801 STEPS 1, 2, 3, 4.C & D., &STEP 4. INDUCTANCE VALUE IN RANGE AT THIS TIME, OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.