Service difficulty report · Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 23, 2009
Submitted
March 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
19,785 hours, 20,096 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SEA - AFTER SELECTING "GEAR DOWN" ON APPROACH, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATED AMBER DOOR OPEN AND RED GEAR UNSAFE SITUATION CONTINUED FOR 60- 90 SECONDS AND THEN INDICATED GREEN. ALTERNATE EXTENSION CHECKLIST ACCOMPLISHED AMBER RE-ILLUMINATED DURING ALT EXTENSION CHECK LIST. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. RIGGED RGDLK1 PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM TASK 32-61-06-830-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM IAW AMM TASK 32-34-00-710-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.