Service difficulty report · Brace · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Brace
Condition
Binding
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH AFTER LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS SET DOWN, UNSAFE LT MLG LIGHT APPEARED ON MAIN PANEL. WE PUT LANDING GEAR LEVER UP POSITION, AFTER THAT LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION, AMBER AND RED, STILL APPEARS ON BOTH PANELS. MISSED APPROACH EXECUTED. AFTER PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION, WE DECIDED TO MAKE ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. BOTH PANELS SHOWS LANDING GEAR SAFE POSITION. WE EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH. IN TERMS OF IDENTIFYING A CAUSE OF THIS EVENT, THE TROUBLESHOOTING RESULTS LEAD TO A PRELIMINARY ROOT CAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT GREASE, COMBINED WITH AN OVER TORQUE IN THE LOCK LINK APEX JOINT CAUSING EXCESSIVE FRICTION IN THE LOCK LINK ASSY. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS EXCESSIVE FRICTION WAS ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE LOCK LINKS FROM ACHIEVING THE FULL OVER CENTER POSITION AND INDICATING DOWN LOCK IN THE FLIGHT DECK, AOM 557 ISSUED.