Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 19, 2007
Submitted
October 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4039
Aircraft time
13,757 hours, 10,301 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
False Indication
Location
Mlg
Part time
381 hours, 383 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDX FLIGHT NR 2229: AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SEA, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. STAYED ON ALL THE WAY TO PDX. DID NOT EXCEED 185 KTS. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. MAINTENANCE C/W OPERATIONAL TEST OF PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801. ALL GEAR DOORS OPERATED NORMALLY AND ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. INTERROGATED PSEU AND FOUND FAULT 'DIN01A UNREASONABLE FALSE'. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR PANEL. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF PANEL WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED AFTER NUMEROUS CYCLES OF LANDING GEAR EXTENSION RETRACTION. OPS CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.