Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 13, 2019
Submitted
June 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4457
Aircraft time
12,378 hours, 13,474 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
8209026
Part serial
2006121280
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
24,331 hours, 26,188 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

CABIN PRESS WARNING UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE RAN EAC AND WENT TO MANUAL UNABLE TO CONTROL IN MANUAL BLEED FLOW SEEMED VERY LOW. #1 AND #2 BLEED HOT CAUTION RAN EAC BOTH BLEEDS RESET #2 BLEED HOT CAUTION CAME BACK ON. ON FINAL WE TURNED BLEED #2 OFF AND LANDED. RETURN TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTERROGATED CDS FOUND SEVERAL FAULT CODES CLEARED FAULT CODES GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT AT POWER SETTINGS FAULT CODE 3003 PACK FCV RETURNED. REPLACED PAC FLOW CONTROL VALVE AND CLEARED FAULT IN CDS IAW Q400 AMM TASK 21-52-01-000-801 400-801 AND MCN 6210194-1 ISSUE 1 FAULT DID NOT RETURN C/W PRESSURIZATION OF AIRCRAFT IAW Q400 AMM 21-31-00-720-801 PRESSURIZATION OPS NORMAL IN AUTO AND MANUAL NO BLEED HOT CAUTION DISPLAYED AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.