Service difficulty report · Pcu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 10, 2019
Submitted
December 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
28,856 hours, 31,109 cycles
Part
Pcu
Part number
3905001011
Part serial
0064
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rudder
Part time
41,470 hours, 22,360 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

IN CRUISE AT FL250 #1 RUD HYD CAUTION ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON ENTIRE FLIGHT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES RUD CTRL ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, THEN DISAPPEARED. RUD CTRL MESSAGE RETURNED TWO MORE TIMES IN FLIGHT BUT DISAPPEARED EACH TIME. AIRCRAFT FLEW NORMALLY AND AIRSPEED WAS RESTRICTED TO 200 KIAS PER E/A CHECKLIST. HYD PRESSURES AND QUANTITIES BOTH NORMAL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED #1 HYD SYSTEM RUDDER PCU. OP CHECKS GOOD. THESE CAUTION LIGHTS DID NOT RETURN. RETURNED TO SERVICE.