Service difficulty report · Rod · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 8, 2008
Submitted
August 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
17,943 hours, 18,145 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg Actuator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDX - AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE UP THE LT MAIN GEAR INDICATED RED AND THE LT DOOR SHOWED OPEN. IT REMAINED FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY THE LIGHT GOING OUT. SHORTLY AFTER, THE DOORS INDICATED SHUT AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE LT MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR ROD END IAW 32-31-11-400-803 TR 32-238. CHECKS GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED. (S)