Service difficulty report · Pseu · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 29, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
20,996 hours, 21,623 cycles
Part
Pseu
Part number
301450301
Part serial
0127
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 200
Part time
12,036 hours, 10,877 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE/DESENT, GEAR FLAP UP 270 KTS AMBER GEAR DOORS ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES (1 TO 3 TIME). SLOWED TO 185 KTS. AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHTS CYCLED SEVERAL MORE TIMES BEFORE PERFORMING ALT GEAR EXTENTION (COULD HEAR RUMBLE). LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FERRIED TO PDX FOR REPAIR. INTERRAGATED PSEU FOR CURRENT AND HISTORY ON LANDING GEAR DOOR FAULTS. FOUND "NGDRCL"FAULT PROXSENS SHORT" ON FLT LEG 01. NO PREVIOUS FAULT HISTORY LOGGED. WHILE SWINGING GEAR DUPILICATED ORGINAL WRITE UP, NOSE GEAR AMBER LIGHT FLICKERING AND ALL GEARS CYCLING EVERY 15 TO 5 SECONDS. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONIC -UNIT IAW Q400 AMM TASK 32-61-01-000-801,2-61-01-400-801. OP'S CHECK GOOD. C/W OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS AND OPS TEST OF ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801,32-34-00-710-801. OP'S CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECT NOTED. NO CURRENT FAULT NOTED IN PSEU. RETURNED TO SERVICE.