Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
July 14, 2003
Submitted
July 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N996HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Aircraft serial
497
Aircraft time
11,524 hours, 12,539 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Part number
858601
Part serial
238
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
11,524 hours, 12,539 cycles
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

ON CLIMB OUT WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED, LT MLG DOORS REMAINED OPEN. CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND LT MLG DID NOT EXTEND. CREW RETRACTED THE GEAR AND ALL DOORS CLOSED. ON APPROACH CREW PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MLG OUTBOARD WOW SENSOR OUT OF ADJUSTMENT AND A FAULT CODE 58 IN THE PSEU BITE MEMORY. ADJUSTED THE WOW SENSOR AND REPLACED THE PSEU.