Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 20, 2009
Submitted
December 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4160
Aircraft time
6,558 hours, 7,049 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AFTER TAKEOFF LT GEAR DOOR AND LT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE AND THAN EXTINGUISHED, MAX AIRSPEED ; 180 KTS VISUAL CHECK OF LT GEAR AND LT GEAR DOOR CONFIRMED GEAR WAS UP AND DOOR CLOSED (AFTER LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED). FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PDX LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTERROGATED PSEU FAULT HISTORY FOUND LG UPLOCK AND LG DRCL CLEANED, LUBED AND VISUALLY INSPECTED LT MLG UPLOCK ASSY, NO DEFECTS FOUND. SET INDUCTANCE VALUE OF LT GEAR UPLOCK PROX SENSOR IAW AMM TASK 32-61-00-280-801 AND ADJUSTED LT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END IAW AMM TASK NR 32-31-11-830-801. PREFORMED OPS TEST OF PRIMARY EXTENSION/ RETRACTION SYS IAW IAW AMM TASK NR 32-31-00-710-801. HYD SYS SERVICED AND SYS BLEED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.