Service difficulty report · Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 21, 2007
Submitted
January 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
13,459 hours, 13,588 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
401020101
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BOI FLIGHT NR 2403: NOSE AND MLG FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER LANDING GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. NO INTRANSIT LIGHT, 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND 3 RED LIGHTS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. MAINTENANCE INTERROGATED PSEU AND FOUND NWSCENT UNREASONABLY FAR IN FAULT HISTORY. CHECKED GAP OF NWCENT PROX SENSOR AND COMPARED IT TO THE INDUCTANCE LIMITS. FOUND THE INDUCTANCE OUT OF LIMITS AT 8.047 WITH TARGET AT NEAR CONDITION. INSTALLED NEW NWCENT PROX SENSOR IAW WM STANDARD PRACTICES 20-17-10. RIGGED NWCENT PROX SENSOR IAW 32-61-06-830-801. NEW INDUCTANCE VALUE IS 8.527. CHECKED CLEARANCE OF NLG HARNESS PER RIL84-32-42. CLEARANCE CHECKED GOOD. INSTALLED CLAMP FOR NWCENT/WOW2 HARNESS CONNECTOR 32-61 P32 IAW Q400 AMM. LANDING