Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 13, 2019
Submitted
August 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
42,454 hours, 44,923 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
4100S03101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Door Seal
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

AUTO PRESSURIZATION MODE FAILED. HELD AT 10000. PRESSURIZATION GUAGES ERRATIC. RATE INDICATOR ROSE AND DROPPED 1000T TO 1000-. NO CABIN PRESS CAUTION. MANUAL UNCONTROLLABLE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CPC SYSTEM IN CDS; FOUND FAULT CPC/OF VALVE DATA FAIL. IN FIM AT TASK 21-30-00-810-804, MCN 621190-2 REFERRED TO AMM TASK 52-31-26-790-801 INTEGRITY CHECK OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR, AND 52-11-31-790-801 CHECK OF THE MCD. THE MCD PASSED; THE AFT CARGO DOOR FAILED, AND DID NOT INFLATE. FOUND THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR SEAL CONTROL VALVE STICKING IN OPERTION. REPLACED THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR SEAL CONTOL VALVE IAW Q400 AMM TASKS 52-31-31-000-801 AND 52-31-31-400-801. PERFORMED THE FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IAW TASK 21-31-00-720-801, FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD. PERFORMED Q400 FIM TASK 21-30-00-810-804 PARA 1 & 2 AND 3.B.(1)-(4), NO RELATED MESSAGES NOTED, AND PAR 5A & B. RETURNED TO SERVICE.