Service difficulty report · Target · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 25, 2010
Submitted
August 30, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
22,393 hours, 23,244 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Target
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg Door Sensor
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER PUSHBACK, JUST AFTER DISCONNECT FROM TUG WITH PROPS AT FEATHER THE NLG DOOR OPENED & AFTER 30 SECONDS IT CLOSED AND THEN TAXIING OUT, NLG DOOR SEQUENCED AGAIN. RETURNED TO GATE. DISCONNECTED FWD LT NLG DOOR PUSHROD & REMOVED GRAVEL GUARD FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND NLG DOWN 2 PROX SENSOR TARGET LOOSE. RETORQUED & SAFETIED TARGET, REF AMM TASK NR 32-21-06-400-801, PARA 4A, STEPS 1 (J) THROUGH 1 (L). VERIFIED PROX SENSOR RIGGING & INDUCTANCE VALUE IAW AMM TASK NRS 32-61-06-830-801 & 32-61-00-280-801. RE-INSTALLED GRAVEL GUARD & RECONNECTED LT FWD NLG DOOR IAW AMM TASK 32-22-11-400-801, PARA 4A STEPS (15) THROUGH (19). NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO PUSH ROD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.