Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 25, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Actuator
Part number
478301
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
23,221 hours
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

(CAN) WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN MLG CAME DOWN NORMALLY BUT NG UNSAFE LIGHT AND THE TRANSIT HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ON. CONFIRMED NLG WAS NOT DOWN. PERFORMED THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST NLG CAME DOWN. MAINTENANCE: INTERROGATED PSEU FOUND FAULT HISTORY LISTED NGDRCL UNREASONABLY NEAR. NGDN1, NGDN2, NGLK1, AND NGLK2 INDICATED UNREASONABLY FAR ON PREVIOUS FLIGHT LEG. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BYPASSING, R&R NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR REF. WORK PERFORMED AND NOSE GEAR DOOR PROX. SENSOR GAP ADJ. FOUND TO BE TOO SMALL.