Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 2, 2020
Submitted
December 2, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
31,685 hours, 33,888 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Overspeed Gov
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

POWERPLANT MESSAGE ON ED ON T/O NOTICED AT 5500 FEET, RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS FOUND FAULT 230B AND 238AB TIME STAMP 02 DEC 2020, 07:07:21, REF FIM 61-20-05-810-829. INSPECTED AND CLEANED OVERSPEED GOVERNOR NR 1 ENGINE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, REF Q400 WM 20-32-00. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OVERSPEED GOVERNOR, IAW Q400 AMM 61-20-00-710-803. FAULTS CLEARED, POWERPLANT MESSAGE CLEARED. OSG TEST PASSED. HEAT SHRINK APPLIED TO CONNECTOR BEFORE ENGINE RUN. NO HISTORY OF FAULTS. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.