Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
December 16, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
4,245 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Actuator
Part number
478301
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
3,947 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, THE NOSE GEAR DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. ONLY NOSE GEAR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WAS RED. ON SECOND ATTEMPT, GEAR LOWERED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND ICE IN NOSE GEAR AREA. NLG DOOR ACTUATOR REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION AND DUE TO A HISTORY OF SIMILAR DEFECTS RECORDED FLEET-WIDE WITH THIS PART.