Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 30, 2009
Submitted
December 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
7,434 hours, 7,942 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

CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FT LT DOOR, RT DOOR, LT GEAR UNSAFE AND GEAR HANDLE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MOMONTARALY W/ A THUD TOWARDS THE BACK OF ACFT. ALT GEAR EXTENSION ACCOMPLISHED, KIAS AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 210 KTS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PSEU CURRENT FAULTS SHOWED LGDRCL PROX SENSOR NEAR GAP TOO LARGE. RIGGED THE LGDRCL PROX SENSOR IAW AMM 32-61-06-830-801. C/W OPS TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801. CHECKS GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS AT MORE THAN THE MAXIMUM GEAR OPERATION SPEED INSP. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.