Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 26, 2021
Submitted
January 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
14,829 hours, 16,148 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
C1599931001
Part serial
1020
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
44,825 hours, 16,143 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLAP POWER CAUTION SELECTING FLAPS 35. RAN ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST, FLAP POWER CAUTION RETURNED AFTER CB RESET. FLAPS WERE STUCK JUST PAST 15 DEGREES. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATE CDS, FOUND "ECU CONTINUOUS BIT" PRESENT FAULT. ERASED PRESENT FAULTS, RAN BOTH ENGINES, PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST OF WING FLAPS, IAW Q400 AMM TASK 27-50-00-710-801. FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT REMAINS EXTINGUISHED. FAULTS DID NOT RETURN. OPERATIONS CHECK PASSED. C/W FIM TASK 27-50-00-810-802. PER MTX CONTROL REQUEST, REF Q400 FIM TASK 27-50-00-810-807. R & R FLAP CONTROL UNIT, IAW Q400 AMM TASK 27-51-01-000/400-801. PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST OF WING FLAPS, IAW Q400 AMM TASK 27-50-00-710-801. OPERATIONS TEST PASSED. FLAP POWER CAUTION LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. NO FAULTS PRESENT IN CDS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.