Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
March 13, 2004
Submitted
March 15, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
6,039 hours, 6,759 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
471515
Part serial
030528
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nlg
Part time
5,702 hours, 6,508 cycles
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

SEA - FLIGHT 2445 - AFTER DEPARTURE FROM YVR, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND 3 RED LIGHTS WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. AFTER CONCURRENCE WITH MAINTENANCE CONTROL AND DISPATCH, THE FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO SEA. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND INTERROGATED THE PSEU AND THE SCU AND FOUND FAULTS: P-SW, PRESS SWITCH FAULT IN THE SCU AND NWCENT FAULT, PROX SENSE OPEN IN THE PSEU. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WOW 2 NOSE WHEEL CENTERING WIRING HARNESS. THE RIG AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.