SDR SABA960004

Service difficulty report · Warning Switch · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Part
Warning Switch
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Cond Lever
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

CVB/CLT - FLT 5157 - FLIGHT HAD STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL. WHEN POWER LEVERS WERE ADVANCED PAST 62 PERCENT TORQUE, THE WARNING HORN SOUNDED. TAKEOFF ABORTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO GATE. PASSENGERS WERE DEPLANED AND CAPTAIN WENT TO CONTACT MAINTENANCE. AFTER MAINTENANCE WAS BRIEFED BY THE CAPTAIN ON THE PROBLEM, A DECISION WAS MADE TO FERRY ACFT BACK TO CLT SO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. ACFT FERRIED BACK TO CLT UNDER FERRY PERMIT NR 021896-02. UPON N882CC'S ARRIVAL IN CLT, AVIONICS PERSONNEL DISPATCHED TO TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEM. PROBLEM FOUND TO BE THE MICROSWITCH FOR RT CONDITION LEVER. MICROSWITCH ADJUSTED IAW DHC-8 MM ATA 3151 AND SYSTEM FUNCTION TESTED GOOD. DISCREPANCY WAS THEN 'SIGNED-OFF".(X)