Service difficulty report · Connector · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 15, 2003
Submitted
April 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463PS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3087
Aircraft time
10,720 hours, 10,445 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Connector
Condition
Failed
Location
Ibv Valve
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL, THE CREW RECEIVED AN ECU FAIL MESSAGE AT APPROX 100 FEET AGL. HEAVY BRAKING WAS NEEDED AFTER TOUCHDOWN DUE TO THE LACK OF REVERSE THRUST DUE TO THE FAILED ECU. WHILE TAXIING THE CREW HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIIED TO THE RUN UP PAD. THE PASSENGERS WERE THEN DEPLANED AND BUSSED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE WAS THEN CALLED OUT TO THE THE RUN UP LOCATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND CLEANED THE IBV VALVE CONNECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 73-00-00. MAINTENANCE ALSO INSPECTED THE BRAKES IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-00-00, NO DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.