Service difficulty report · Controller · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 23, 2007
Submitted
October 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
308
Aircraft time
38,739 hours, 42,591 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
5352011
Part serial
419
Condition
No Indication
Location
Mlg
Part time
32,433 hours, 35,574 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, NOSE GEAR GREEN DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. VERIFIED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. CREW PRESSED ON GEAR ADVISORY LIGHT. LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WORKED NORMALLY FOR TWO GEAR CYCLES. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. REPOSITIONING FLIGHT ONLY WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A PSEU SELF TEST AND NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK CODE WAS INDICATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROLLER. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD ON THREE GEAR SWINGS IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURES.