Service difficulty report · Rod End · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 25, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Rod End
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
2,315 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

ACFT LANDED WITH RT MLG INDICATING UNSAFE (RT RED UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND NO ILLUMINATION OF RT GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT) BOTH ON COCKPIT MLG SELECTOR PANEL AND ALTERNATE INDICATION PANEL. UNSAFE INDICATION ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING A NORMAL MLG SELECTION. ALTERNATE MLG EXTENSION PROCEDURE PERFORMED. RT MLG INDICATION REMAINED UNSAFE. SHUTDOWN RT ENG & PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY SINGLE ENGINE LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL WITH ALL LANDING GEAR REMAINING DOWN. POST-OCCURRENCE INSP REVEALED THAT A GREASE NIPPLE HAD DISLODGED FROM RT MLG AND BECAME JAMMED IN RT MLG LOCK ACTUATOR ROD END FITTING. PREVENTING RT MLG LOCK MECHANISM FROM FULLY LOCKING & PROVIDING A SAFE (GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED) NORMAL & ALTERNATE INDICATION TO THE FLT CREW. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE GREASE NIPPLE HAD DISLODGED FROM THE AFT LOCK LINK, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE AFT MLG STABILIZER STAY. OTHER GREASE NIPPLES WERE ALSO MISSING AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ALL OPERATOR MESSAGE NR 431 ISSUED TO ADVISE OPERATORS OF INCIDENT.