Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
October 31, 2006
Submitted
October 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
22,214 hours, 31,619 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

RDM FLIGHT NR 2042, AFTER TAKEOFF LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. NO AIRSPEED LIMITATIONS WERE EXCEEDED AND RETURNED TO FIELD. NORMAL LANDING MAIN LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE RELEASE DOOR NOT RESET PROIR TO FLIGHT AND WAS NOT OPENED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS AND GENERAL AREA FOR OBVIOUS DEFECTS. NONE FOUND. CONFIRMED SECURITY OF MAIN LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE DOOR RELEASE. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN WITH CREW WITH ENGINE RUNINNG CYCLED DOOR AND DOORS OPENED AND CLOSED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.