Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
May 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Part time
1 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

(CAN) 3 GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT, RED UNSAFE LIGHTS ON. UNREASONABLE FAR FAULT CODE PRESENT. THE IS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR WAS REPLACED. AFTER LANDING, GATE MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NLG STRUT WAS FLAT WITH NO SIGN ON FLUID LOSS. MAINTENANCE ADDED NITROGEN TO TAXI THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR. HANGAR MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RVDT ZERO HAD SHIFTED BY SEVERAL DEGREES AND THE GEAR WAS APPROXIMATELY .5" OFF CENTER WHEN READING NULL, O. THE GEAR WAS PULLED FROM THE ACFT AND SENT TO THE ACCESSORY SHOP. SHOP MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HI PRESSURE TEST AND IT FAILED. NITROGEN LOSS OF 125 PSI IN 4 HOURS. 15 PSI IS MAX. THE TECH NOTED SLIGHT MOVEMENT IN THE ORIFICE SUPPORT TUBE, PN 47110-3 AT ZERO PSI WHEN CHECKING THE CHARGING VALVE FOR SECURITY. NLG ASSY REPLACED.