Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 17, 2010
Submitted
February 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
16,416 hours, 16,505 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING TAXI WHILE CONDUCTING A HARD 90 DEGREE9 FULL LT TILLER TURN NOSE GEAR DOORS OPENED AND REMAINED OPEN APPROX 2-3 SECONDS THEN CLOSED. NOSE GEAR DOOR WERE THE ONLY ONES EFFECTED. NO OTHER ISSUES WHERE NOTED. INTEROGATTED PSEU, NO FAULTS FOR ANY NLG SENSOR. CHECKED INDUCTANCE VALUE OF NGDN1, NGDN2, NGLK1, NGLK2 AND NGDRCL, AMM TASK 32-61-00-280-801, ALL VALUES WITHIN LIMITS. FOUND CONNECTOR PLUGS 3261-S09 AND 3261-S10 TO BE LOOSE, REMOVED PLUGS AT NOSE BULK HEAD, CLEANED AND INSTALLED PLUGS CORRECTLY. PERFORMED MTX TAXI WITH HARD LT AND RT TURNS COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.