Service difficulty report · Roller · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 12, 2011
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Roller
Condition
Worn
Location
Nlg
Part time
4,916 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. RED LT, NOSE, RT GEAR UNSAFE ILLUMINATED MX: INTERROGATED PSEU, FOUND NW CTR UNREASONABLY FAR ON PAST 2 FLIGHT LEGS. CHECKED INDUCTANCE VALUES IAW 32-61-00-280-801. ALL VALUES GOOD. FOUND WORN ROLLER BEARING ON NLG CENTERING MECHANISM AND GOUGING ON NLG PROX SENSOR SUPPORT BRACKET. R & R THE NLG CENTERING MECHANISM IAW AMM 32-51-21-00-801 AND 32-51-21-400-802. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED.