Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 11, 2000
Submitted
April 13, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
019
Aircraft time
28,703 hours, 31,207 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 3576: AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE RIGHT AMBER DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, FOUND AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT PROX SENSOR. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.