Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
June 30, 2009
Submitted
July 7, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
529
Aircraft time
21,283 hours, 29,321 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CR
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

WHILE ENROUTE, OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR INOP ANNUNCIATOR AND ASSOCIATED AMBER GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT. ALSO SAW OUT THE PILOT SIDE WINDOW THE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN BUT THE GEAR STILL UP AND LOCKED. IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 140 KNOTS AND FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY ACTION CHECKLIST. AFTER CONFERRING WITH MX CONTROL AND ATC, ASKED FOR EMERGENCY TRUCKS TO BE STANDING BY. FOLLOWED THE CHECKLIST FOR THE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION AND HAD 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. LANDED SAFELY AND UNEVENTFUL, MX TAXIED ACFT TO THE MX HANGER WHERE THE ACFT WAS PUT ON JACKS AND VISUALLY INSPECTED, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED MULTIPLE TIMES. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION AND ACFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.