Service difficulty report · Link · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 21, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
6,809 hours, 7,176 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
478483
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF DURING GEAR RETRACTION, N DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH ASSOCIATED LOUD METALLIC BANGING NOISES FROM NOSE AREA. NO RED UNSAFE LIGHTS, GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. PERFORMED ALT GEAR EXTENSION PER EA CHECKLIST. AIRSPEED REMAINED BELOW 185 KNOTS. RETURNED TO FILED AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR MECHANISM TOGGLE LINK IAW AMM TASK 32-31-61-900-801 AND THE SECONDARY R MLG SELECTOR VALVE FITTING FILTER IAW AMM TASK 29-21-06-000-802 PARA 1-5, PARA 5A IS N/A'D DUE TO VALVE NOT REMOVED. NO LEAKS NOTED. THEN FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LND GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION & RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-801, ALSO OPERATIONAL CHECK OF LND GEAR ALT EXTENSION SYS. C/W IAW AMMM 32-34-00-710-802. ALL TESTS PASSED. NO BANGING NOISE HEARD. REPLACED PSEU IAW AMM 32-61-01-000/400-801, 32-61-00-710-801. OPS CH GOOD. RELEASED FOR CHECK FLIGHT. CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.