Service difficulty report · Pump · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 24, 2019
Submitted
October 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4347
Aircraft time
20,698 hours, 22,208 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
697076004
Part serial
138
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Feathering
Part time
40,926 hours, 43,060 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

#1 PROPELLER DOES NOT UNFEATHER USING THE ALT FEATHER PUMP. TAPPED FEATHERING PUMP WITH A SMALL MALLET. PUMP STARTED WORKING BUT MADE AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF NOISE AND PUMP SPEED SEEMED TO VARY DURING UNFEATHER. REPLACED #1 ENGINE FEATHERING PUMP IAW Q400 AMM 61-20-31-400-801. OP CHECKS GOOD.