Service difficulty report · Pseu · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
March 11, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
63,405 hours
Part
Pseu
Part number
858601
Condition
Faulty
Location
Mlg
Part time
33,583 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) THE CREW ADVISED DISPATCH AFTER DEPARTURE THAT LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, THEY FELT GEAR COME UP AND GO BACK DOWN, HAD ALL 3 RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS. THEY SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER ENSURING THEY HAVE THE FUEL REQUIRED TO FLY WITH THE GEAR DOWN, THEY CONTINUED TO THEIR DESTINATION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND BROUGHT INTO THE HANGER FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. MTC REPLACED THE PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONICS UNIT(PSEU), BLED THE #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR AND GEAR SWING CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE WITH NO RELATED FAULT NOTED. (TC# 20190312011)