Service difficulty report · Warning Horn · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 24, 2022
Submitted
September 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4166
Aircraft time
33,328 hours, 35,861 cycles
Part
Warning Horn
Condition
False Activation
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, THE TAKEOFF WARN HORN WENT OFF AND WE IMMEDIATELY ABORTED TAKEOFF. EXITED THE RUNWAY AND RAN TAKE OFF ABORT CHECK LIST. EVERYTHING WAS CONFIGURED THE WAY IT NEEDED TO BE AND IT STILL WENT OFF WITH BRAKES RELEASED. TOLD TO TAXI BACK TO GATE AND I CHECKED IT AGAIN AND THE HORN STILL WAS GOING OFF. TRIED ONE MORE TIME A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT DID NOT. ABORTED TAKEOFF SPEED WAS 40 KNOTS. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED FIM 33-52-00-810-802 STEP 1 TO 3A, OPERATIONAL TEST OF TAKE-OFF WARNING SYSTEM SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.