Service difficulty report · Shaft · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 15, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4160
Aircraft time
4,149 hours, 4,243 cycles
Part
Shaft
Condition
Frozen
Location
Prox Sensor
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

YLW - AFTER LIFTOFF RIGHT FORWARD EMERGENCY EXIT SHOWED UNSAFE INDICATION. RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND THE FWD RT EMERGENCY DOOR PROX SENSOR TARGET SPRING LOADED FOLLOWING SHAFT FROZEN WITH WATER. HEATED AND DRIED WATER FROM FOLLOWING SHAFT. LUBRICATED FOLLOWING SHAFT TO ALLOW TARGET TO FOLLOW SENSOR. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.