Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 27, 2009
Submitted
March 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
19,809 hours, 20,121 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Failed
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

LAX - WHEN GEAR CYCLED ON APPROACH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN, AND GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. AFTER LANDING GEAR LIGHT (RIGHT MAIN) CAME ON, AND DOOR RETRACTED. LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE EXTENSION SHOW ALL THREE GREEN FROM THE TIME GEAR WAS EXTENDED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FERRIED TO PDX FOR REPAIRS. INTERROGATED PSEU, FOUND IN HISTORY FAULT RGDLK1 SENSOR UNREASONABLY FAR. PERFORMED INDUCTANCE VALUE CHECK OF RGDLK1 IAW Q400 AMM TASK 32-61-00-280-801, AND FOUND SENSOR AT 8.10 REMOVED, AND REPLACED PROX SENSOR RGDLK1 IAW Q400 AMM 32-61-06-000-802, AND TASK 32-61-06-400-802. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION, AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW Q400 AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801, OPS TEST GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.