Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
July 18, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Actuator
Part number
47830
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg Door
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) NLG DID NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS JACKED AND SEVERAL RETRACTIONS HAVE BEEN DONE AND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO RETRACT THE GEAR. DURING THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AFTER THE NOSE GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED THERE IS A TIME DELAY BEFORE THE DOORS CLOSE, WHICH IS NORMAL, DURING THIS TIME DELAY HEAR A HISSING NOISE LIKE AN AIR HOSE THAT IS LEAKING, COULD BE HEARD. THEN WE TRIED TO KEEP THE DOORS CLOSED WHEN SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE UP. AND IT IS POSSIBLE FOR 1 MAN WITH 1 HAND TO KEEP THE DOORS FROM OPENING AND THUS PREVENTING THE GEAR RETRACTING. THEREFORE THE NLG DOOR ACTUATOR DETERMINED TO HAVE AN INTERNAL LEAK THAT PREVENTS THE DOORS FROM OPENING DURING GEAR RETRACTION IN THE AIR AFTER TAKE-OFF DUE TO THE AIRFLOW ON THE DOORS. NLG DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED, ACFT RTS.