Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 31, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4048
Aircraft time
25,923 hours, 27,059 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
4655013
Part serial
MAL0220
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg Doors
Part time
19,071 hours, 19,412 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

WITH GEAR RETRACTION, LT DOOR GEAR LIGHT, LT UNSAFE AND GEAR HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ILLLUMINATED FOR 4-5 SEC LONGER THAN NOSE & RT MAIN. BEFORE NORMAL RETRACTION. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION COMPLETED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED GVI ON LT MLG DOORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INTEROGATED PSEU IAW TASK 32-61-00-742-801. FOUND NO PRESENT FAULTS. ALSO INTEROGATED CDS. NO FAULTS FOUND. FERRY TO PDX FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED LT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR IAW MM TASK'S 32-31-11-000-801 AND 32-31-11-400-801. LANDING GEAR PRIMARY RETRACTION AND EXTENSION SYS FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD NUMEROUS TIMES IAW MM TASK 32-31-00-720-801. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL DURING TESTS. NO LEAKS NOTED AT LT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR AFTER TESTS. RETURNED TO SERVICE.