Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 22, 2020
Submitted
January 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
43,376 hours, 45,995 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3985001009
Part serial
00061
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Pitch Trim
Part time
115,056 hours, 116,423 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

"ON DESCENT, GOT " PITCH TRIM" CAUTION. "AUTO TRIM FAIL" ON PFDS TRIM INDICATOR IN FULL NU POSITION. PITCH TRIM DID NOT WORK." REMOVED FROM SERVICE. "DID RETRIEVAL OF DATA FROM CDS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ELEVATOR PITCH TRIM. PITCH TRIM CAUTION AND AUTO TRIM FAIL STILL REMAINED. REMOVED FLOOR PANEL 133EZ IN REF WITH Q400 TASK 27-00-01-000-802. R&R FCECU IAW AMM TASK 27-00-01-000/400-002. OPS CHECK GOOD "PITCH TRIM" CAUTION NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND NO "AUTO TRIM FAIL" ON PFDS. C/W OPC OF ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL IAW Q400 AMM 27-32-06-710-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.