Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 13, 2010
Submitted
June 17, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4143
Aircraft time
8,657 hours, 9,430 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg Control
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

FOLLOWING GEAR SELECTION TO UP, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT NORMALLY. ON INITIAL GEAR RETRATION THE GEAR GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED AND ALL 3 RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWING A DELAY OF APROX 5-10 SECS GEAR RETRATION CONTINUED NORMALLY TO COMPLETION. FOR GEAR EXTENSION THE ALT PROCEDURE WAS USED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. CHECKED PSEU, FOUND NO FAULTS. CHECKED ALL POWER AND GROUND INPUTS TO PSEU, LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL. RE-SEATED PINS 8A AND 13D IN CONNECTOR 3261-P1A, REF WDM 32-61-02, CONFIG 02, SHEET 4. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW 32-31-01-000-801/400-801. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. PERFORMED OPS CK OF GEAR EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYS IAW 32-31-00-710-801. OPS CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.