Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 8, 2009
Submitted
December 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
21,051 hours, 21,686 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
860TS09Y00
Part serial
447
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
3,038 hours, 3,449 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR HANDLE UP, IT SEEMED LIKE THE GEAR WENT THROUGH SOME SORT OF SELF-TEST. THE HANDLE ITSELF WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF IN ABOUT 1 SECOND INTERVALS. ALONG WITH THE THE CAUTION AND WARNIING LIGHTS FOR THE MAIN GEAR WOULD BLINK ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THE WHOLE THING WENT ON FOR ABOUT TWENTY SECONDS AFTER IT STARTED NO INDICATION ON THE NOSE GEAR. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FERRIED, REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. FUNCTIONAL CHECKED IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-801 CHECK FLIGHT OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.