Service difficulty report · Pressure Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 3, 2020
Submitted
December 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
44,730 hours, 47,580 cycles
Part
Pressure Sensor
Part number
8209641
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

DURING CLIMBOUT, CABIN PRESS MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED. MAINTAINED 17,000' AND RAN PRESSURIZATION FAIL CHECKLIST. INITIALLY I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION MANUALLY BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER, MANUAL PRESSURIZATION WORKED. DURING INITIAL CLIMBOUT BELOW 10,000' WE NOTICED ALMOST NO AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS AND AIR WAS REALLY COLD EVEN WITH TEMP KNOBS TURNED MOST OF THE WAY UP. DIVERTED TO PDX MANUALLY CONTROLLING PRESSURIZATION, NO FURTHER ISSUES. RETURNED TO FIELD. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED CDS FOR F.C. FOUND NO CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL F.C. FOUND ECS CODE 3102, REF FIM TASK 21-60-00-810-811. R & R ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR, REF Q400 AMM TASK 21-52-06-000-801 & 21-52-06-400-801. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF ECS, REF Q400 AMM TASK 21-61-00-710-802. OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD AND NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL, REF Q400 AMM TASK 21-31-00-720-801. NO PRESSURIZATION FAULT CODES WERE NOTED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PRESSURIZATION DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.