Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 26, 2010
Submitted
December 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4050
Aircraft time
23,221 hours, 24,093 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Actuator
Part number
478301
Part serial
MAL0075
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
23,221 hours, 24,093 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN MLG CAME DOWN NORMALLY BUT NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND THE TRANSIT HANDLE LIGHT STAYED ON. FLEW BY CONTROL TOWER AND TOWER CONFIRMED NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. PERFORMED THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST NLG CAME DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. THE NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FOUND TO BE BYPASSING, REPLACED NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR AND ADJUSTED DOOR SENSOR GAP. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.