Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 17, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
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) AIR TURNBACK DUE TO NLG AND DOOR RED INDICATION AFTER RETRACTION. NLG RED LIGHT ,N DOOR LIGHT AND LG CONTROL HANDLE LIGHT REMAIN ON AFTER LANDING GEAR LEVER UP POSITION . BOTH MLG UP OPERATION WAS NORMAL. CREW ATTEMPTED ALTERNATE EXTENSION OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NON NORMAL CHECK LIST BELOW ALTITUDE 15000 FEET ,BUT UNFORTUNATELY AIR SPEED UNSTABLE CONDITION. CREW DOWNED ALL LANDING GEARS BY ALTERNATE EXTENSION AT ABOUT 20000 FEET UNDER AIRSPEED STABLE CONDITION. AIRSPEED WAS NOT EXCEED THE LANDING GEAR PLACARD SPEED ALL FLIGHT PHASE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ARE DOING INSPECTION THE TROUBLE CAUSES PRESENT NOW.