Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 19, 2002
Submitted
November 6, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) GEAR RETRACTION FAILURE WHEN SEL. GEAR UP NOSEGEAR NOT UP READ AND AMBER LIGHT ON . ACC.TO CHECKLIST SEL. GEAR DOWN, ALL GREEN LIGHTS ON.LANDING COMPLETED NORM LANDING. PASSENGER INFORMED AND BRIEFED. INVESTIGATION & ACTION DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, WIRE FOR NR 2 NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS FOUND BROKEN. PROXIMITY SENSOR HARNESS REPLACED. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION & EXTENSION TEST PERFORMED WITHOUT REMARKS