Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 7, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
6,535 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Proximity Sensor
Part time
6,138 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT WHEN SELECTED UP, AND THE TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AERODROME. A NOSE LANDING GEAR WOW PROXIMITY SENSOR HARNESS WAS FOUND WITH A BROKEN WIRE, AND REPLACED WITH SATISFACTORY CHECKS CARRIED OUT.