SDR 3LYA091209

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 9, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N511LX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4265
Aircraft time
713 hours, 649 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
471701
Condition
Worn
Location
Wheel Centering
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

LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. RAN QRH AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. LANDED AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. FOUND THE NLG CENTERING CAM FROZEN IN AN UNREASONABLE FAR POSITION. CLEANED AND LUBED THE CENTERING CAM. INTERROGATED THE PSEU AND NOW THE SENSOR IS CLOSE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING IAW AMM 32-51-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD AND RETURNED ACFT TO SERVICE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT MADE SEVERAL FLIGHTS AND MX CHANGED THE NLG CENTERING ACTUATOR AS A PRECAUTION SINCE THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED TWICE. ACFT AS FLOWN SEVERAL TRIPS NOW WITHOUT A REOCCURRENCE.