Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 3, 2021
Submitted
September 3, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
30,993 hours, 33,202 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
9670021
Condition
Unknown
Location
Hyd System
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 TAKEOFF SEQUENCE WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED UP "#2 HYD ISO VLV"AND "ROLL SPOILER OUTBD HYD" CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AFTER GEAR FINISHED RETRACTING, ALL CAUTION LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO FIELD. WHEN GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING "#2 HYD ISO VLV" CAUTION LIGHT AGAIN ILLUMINATED. GEAR LIGHTS WERE ALL RED FOR APPROX 8 SECONDS. AFTER LEVEL OFF ON MISSED APPROACH GEAR LIGHTS TURNED GREEN AND CAUTION LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VERIFIED HYDRAULIC QUANTITIES WITHIN LIMITS. GROUND RAN #2 ENG AND OPERATED ELEVATOR, RUDDER, AND SPOILERS SIMULTANEOUSLY. NO DEFECTS NOTED. R+R #2 HYD ISO VALVE PRESSURE SWITCH AS PRECAUTIONARY PER Q400 AMM 29-30-11-000-801 AND 29-30-11-400-801. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS PER Q400 AMM 32-31-00-710-801. HYDRAULIC MULE WAS OPERATED IN BOTH OPEN LOOP AS WELL AS CLOSED LOOP TO ISOLATE #2 HYD RESERVOIR. ALL GEAR SWINGS OPERATED NORMALLY. ACTUATED ALL APPLICABLE SYS 2 FLIGHT CONTROLS DURING GEAR SWINGS TO AID IN BLEEDING SYSTEM AS PRECAUTIONARY. FINAL QUANTITY DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN PRESSURIZED AND UNPRESSURIZED WAS 5%. COULD NOT DUPLICATE #2 HYD ISO OR ROLL SPOILER OUTBD HYD CAUTION LIGHTS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. .