Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 26, 2009
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
20,238 hours, 20,782 cycles
Part
Pivot Assy
Part number
468433
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Door Linkage
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

RIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF, THE RT GEAR DOOR CYCLED 2 TO 3 TIMES. AIRSPEED WAS BELOW 185 KTS CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DURING ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, AFTER SELECTING INHIBIT SWITCH TO "INHIBIT" (UP), MOVING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, THE GEAR CAME DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS AND NO OTHER LIGHTS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED LT & RT MLG DOOR LINKAGE REPLACEMENT. ALL OPS CHECKS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.