Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 1, 2010
Submitted
February 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
7,118 hours, 7,723 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING CRUISE NOSE GEAR DOORS CYCLED, AND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR CYCLED. ACFT SPEED WAS 260K AND ALT 12000. CHECKLIST COMPLETED AND ALT EXTENSION PERFORMED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTEROGATED PSEU AND FOUND FAULTS "LGWOW2 OPEN" AND "CH.A FAIL,CH. INOP" TROUBLESHOT TO SHORTED WIRES AT CONNECTOR PLUG 3261-P21 TO LGWOW2 PROX SENSOR. RETERMINATED WIRES IAW WM 32-61-01. FAULTS NO LONGER PRESENT AFTER WIRE REPAIR, REPLACED PSEU AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW 32-61-01-000-801/400-801. PERFORMED RETRACT AND EXTEND OF LANDING GEAR IAW 32-31-00-867-801, CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.