Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 30, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ABORTED APPROACH DUE TO AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. A/C OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY, WHERE OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND REPORTED ONLY THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED BACK TO 8000 FEET AND ENTERED A HOLDING, WHERE THE CREW MANAGED TO LOWER ALL GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ABOUT 25 MINUTES AFTER ABORTING THE FIRST APPROACH.