Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 5, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
4,316 hours
Part
Uplock Actuator
Condition
Misrepaired
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE, TOWER INFORMED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. PILOT DID CHECK THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WHICH WERE ALL OUT. PURSER CONFIRMED THE MLG WAS INDEED HANGING DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE. FLIGHT CREW DIVERT & DURING FINAL APPROACH SELECTED MLG DOWN AND ALL WORKED FINE, BOTH SETS OF INDICATOR LIGHTS INDICATED 3 GREEN. AT THIS POINT SINCE ALL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE DID WORK ON THE PROXIMITY SENSOR INDUCTANCE CHECK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THIS TASK REQUIRE TO LOCK THE UPLOCK ACTUATORS AND THEN WHEN THE TASK IS FINISHED THESE ACTUATORS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE UNLOCKED POSITION, UNFORTUNATELY THE ENGINEER FORGOT TO RETURN THE LEFT MLG ACTUATOR TO THE NORMAL POSITION.