Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 13, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH TO BASE, THE NLG DOORS DID NOT OPEN AND THE NLG DID NOT EXTEND. APPROACH CANCELLED, AIRCRAFT ENTERED HOLDING PATTERN. GEAR CYCLED WITHOUT SUCCESS NLG EXTENSION. MLG OPERATED NORMALLY. ALTERNATE EXTENSION PROCEDURE CONDUCTED. NLG REMAINED RETRACTED AND NLG DOORS REMAINED CLOSED. AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A TOUCH AND GO TO SHOCK THE NLG DOWN, WITHOUT SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED A 60-DEGREE BANK TO APPLY POSITIVE G IN AN EFFORT TO EXTEND THE NLG WITHOUT SUCCESS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NLG RETRACTED. TO COMPLETE FULL INVESTIGATION. AOM NR 210 ISSUED. (TC NR 20070313004)