Service difficulty report · Controller · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 20, 2022
Submitted
April 22, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
46,911 hours, 49,684 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
92146A010501
Part serial
0541
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 200
Part time
23,709 hours, 25,370 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER NOT PRESSURIZING THE AIRCRAFT. SWITCH WAS IN AUTO AND NO FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WE NOTICED THE CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FT WHILE WE CLIMBED THROUGH 10K. WE IMMEDIATELY REQUESTED LOWER. DURING LEVELING OFF AND DESCENDING BACK DOWN TO 8,000 FT, NOTED THE CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED TO ABOUT 9,300 FT. THE CABIN PRESS WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. C/W FIM Q400 21-30-00-810-809. CHECKED CDS. FOUND FAULTS "CP CONTROLLED FAIL" & "CPC/OF VALVE DATA FAIL". ATTEMPTED FUNCTIONAL TEST PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WITH APU. FUNCTION TEST FAIL. NO AIRFLOW FROM APU. FOUND FAULT CODE PACK FCV 3001 RIGHT CH. OF ECS. REPLACED PACK FCV IAW Q400 AMM 21-52-01-000/400-801. OPS TEST OF PACK FCV GOOD, LEAK CHECK C/W, NO LEAKS FOUND. C/W FUNCTION TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL AGAIN WITH ENGINE. FUNCTIONAL TEST FAIL. BOTH ORIGINAL PRESSURIZATION FAULTS RETURNED. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW Q400 AMM 21-31-06-000/400-801 THROUGH STEP 5.B. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL REF Q400 AMM TASK 21-31-00-720-801. FUNCTIONAL TEST PASSED. NO FAULTS RETURN.