Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
March 9, 2003
Submitted
March 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4049
Aircraft time
3,640 hours, 4,265 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

YYC - FLIGHT 2331 - AIRCREW RETURNED TO FIELD WHEN AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CHECKLIST WAS RUN BUT THE GEAR STILL FAILED TO RETRACT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND INTERROGATED THE PSEU. THE PSEU REPORTED -NWCENT UNREASONABLY FAR-. THE NOSE GEAR PROXIMITY SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE IN RIG. NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBED THE NOSE GEAR SWITCHES AND SENSORS, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS, AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. NO PARTS WERE REPLACED.