Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 18, 2020
Submitted
February 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4353
Aircraft time
19,514 hours, 21,128 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C1486742005
Part serial
1286
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Te Flaps
Part time
23,474 hours, 25,334 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLAP DRIVE CAUTION MSG ILLUMINATES WITH FLAP EXTENSION. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. EXTENDED FLAPS AND ACCOMPLISHED GVI OF FLAPS AND ACTUATORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETRACTED FLAPS TO 5 DEGREES. FERRIED AIRCRAFT. R AND R FLAP CONTROL UNIT (FCU) IAW Q400 AMM TASK 27-51-01-000-801/400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM REF WITH Q400 AMM TASK 27-51-00-720-801. OPS TEST NO GOOD. REMOVED FLAP POWER UNIT (FPU) IN IAW Q400 AMM TASK 27-52-01-000-801. INSTALLED FLAP POWER UNIT (FPU IAW Q400 AMM 27-52-01-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE FLAP DRIVE SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM 27-52-00-720-801. OPS TEST GOOD. NO FAULT CODE FOUND. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.