Service difficulty report · Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 28, 2021
Submitted
September 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4246
Aircraft time
27,066 hours, 29,106 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
C12432AA06
Part serial
305
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
35,399 hours, 37,086 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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 CLIMB OUT OF SEA THROUGH 15,000 THE FLT DATA RECORDER, THEN AVIONICS, THEN ELEVATOR FEEL CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AUTOPILOT REVERTED TO BASIC MODES, THE CA PFD V-SPEEDS AND MDA DISAPPEARED BUT NOT ON THE FO PFD. THIS SEQUENCE HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE ASSOCIATED CHECKLIST IN THE E+A WERE REVIEWED BUT NOT APPLICABLE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PDX WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED IOP #1 IAW MTC 6314101. OPS CHECKS GOOD PERFORMED LLM RTS TEST IAW MTC 6314101. OPS CHECKS GOOD AIRCRAFT REMAINS CATEGORY III QUALIFIED. COCKPIT PLACARD REMAINS CAT III. MAINTENANCE CONTROL NOTIFIED. NO FAULTS FOUND IN CDS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY UNLESS IOP/IOM #1 BREAKER WAS PULLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.