Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 5, 2020
Submitted
August 5, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4347
Aircraft time
21,828 hours, 23,522 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
8Z10088001
Part serial
09062510
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rudder Trim
Part time
121,292 hours, 123,308 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RUDDER TRIM SWITCH INOPERATIVE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE RUDDER TO THE LEFT . TRIM SWITCH DRIVES RUDDER TO THE RIGHT NORMALLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RECENTER RUDDER THERE IS NO MOVEMENT ON PFCS. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R AILERON / RUDDER TRIM CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM TASK 27-13-16-000-801 AND 27-22-11-000-801 FROM REMOVED CONTROL PANEL AND INSTALLED RUDDER TRIM IND AND AILERON TRIM IND INTO NEW CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM TASK 27-22-11-400-801. OPS TEST OF RUDDER TRIM SYS GOOD IAW 27-22-00-710-801 AND OPS TEST OF AILERON TRIM SYSTEM GOOD IAW 27-13-00-710-802. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.