Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2005
Submitted
December 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
11,163 hours, 11,821 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA FLIGHT NR 9853: AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, ALL ADVISORY LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE GEAR EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY. THE GREEN RIGHT GEAR LIGHT ALSO EXTINGUISHED NORMALLY, BUT ABOUT 10 SECONDS ELAPSED BEFORE THE RED RT GEAR, THEN THE AMBER R DOOR AND FINALLY THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT IN THE HANDLE EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PDX. MX INTERROGATED PSEU. FOUND RT MLG UPLOCK AT HIGH END OF RANGE. RIGGED PROX SENSOR RT MLG UPLOCK TO NORMAL GAP IAW Q400 AMM 32-61-06-830-801. PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OF MAIN LANDING GEAR IAW TASK 32-31-00-710-801. GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.