Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 1, 2009
Submitted
May 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4160
Aircraft time
4,996 hours, 5,191 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

PDX - AT 2000 FT AGL BOTH MAIN GEAR DOOR UNSAFE AND TRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED FOR 1/2 SECOND AND GEAR CYCLE MOMENTARILY BEGAN. CHECKED PSEU PRESENT FAULTS AND FAULT HISTORY. NO RELATED FAULTS FOUND. CHECKED PSEU RIGGING HISTORY AND FOUND RGDRCL RIGGING NEAR GAP TOO LARGE. CHECKED INDUCTANCE VALUE OF RGDRCL SENSOR IAW MM TASK NR 32-61-00-280-801. VALUE WAS 7.91MH, SUPPOSED TO BE 8.102-8.522. RIGGED RGDRCL PROX SENSOR IAW MM TASK NR 32-61-06-830-801. RGDRCL PROX SENSOR INDUCTANCE VALUE CHECK NOW GOOD. LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD 6 TIMES IAW MM TASK NR 32-31-00-710-801. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL DURING TESTS. COMPLIED WITH GEAR INSPECTIONS IAW MM TASK NR 05-50-31-210-801. NO DEFECTS FOUND. CHECK FLIGHT PERFORMED AND PASSED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.