Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 28, 2011
Submitted
April 28, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N187WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4187
Aircraft time
6,807 hours, 6,698 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Rt Mlg
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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB CREW WENT TO RETRACT THE GEAR AND THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND AIRCRAFT OUT OF NORMAL CONFIGURATION, ALTERNATE EXTENSION DOOR WAS FOUND OPEN WHICH WILL CAUSE THE GEAR NOT RETRACT NORMALLY. RESTORED ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION REF AMM SDS 32-34-00.