Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 16, 2006
Submitted
October 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4086
Aircraft time
6,794 hours, 6,253 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

LAX FLIGHT NR 2307: ON TAKEOFF, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. MAINTENANCE CLEANED NOSE WHEEL CENTERING CAMS AND CENTERING ACTUATOR ROLLER IAW AMM 32-51-00 MCN 632344-01. CHECKED SENSOR GAP. OHMED CENTERING PROXIMITY SENSOR. SENSOR READS 12.0 OHMS COMPARED TO NEW SENSOR AT 12.3 OHMS. WITH AC ON JACKS, AND WOW SENSOR CHEATERS INSTALLED THE NOSE WHEEL STEERS FULL LEFT AND FULL RIGHT. WHEN THE CHEATERS ARE REMOVED THE NOSE WHEEL RETURNS TO CENTER AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM IAW 32-32-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.