Service difficulty report · Rod End · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 4, 2009
Submitted
December 8, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
7,459 hours, 7,968 cycles
Part
Rod End
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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 GEAR SELECTED UP, GEAR UNSAFE, LT DOOR UNSAFE, LT GEAR MAIN UNSAFE ILLUMINATED. STAYED ILLUMINATED UNTIL 3000 FEET (2 MIN) THEN EXTINGUISHED. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, 3 GREEN. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. TOWED OFF RUNWAY. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. FOUND LT GEAR STALLING BEFORE UPLOCK ADJUSTED MLG RETTRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END. OPS CHECKS GOOD. OPS CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.