Service difficulty report · Uplock Hook · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 14, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4053
Aircraft time
22,835 hours, 23,746 cycles
Part
Uplock Hook
Part number
465009
Part serial
MAL0065
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
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

ON FINAL AT ABOUT 180 KTS WE LOWERED THE GEAR AND THE LT MLG INDICATED RED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND THE GEAR DOOR DOWN. THE CYCLE FINALLY FINISHED WHEN THE GEAR INDICATED GREEN AND THE DOOR CLOSED AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER 15-30 SECONDS. PASSENGERS NOTICED NO ABNORMALITIES IN THE EXTENSION. ALTERNATE EXTENSION WAS NOT USED BUT DID CONFIRM THE ALTERNATE 3 GREEN LIGHTS. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. INSPECTED LT MLG DOORS, AND REPLACED UPLOCK HOOK ASSY. ADJUSTMENT OF LT MLG DOOR INBD PUSHROD. INSP OF LT MLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE INLINE FILTERS. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS AND OF THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS. IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801 AND 32-34-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. CHECK FLIGHT PASSED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.