Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
February 22, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N341NG
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4341
Aircraft time
194 hours, 174 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. CAPTAIN RAN QRH AND CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO 10,000. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO ALB. CREW THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENTION HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION. IT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL POSITION AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO ALB WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTED FOUND GOOD.