Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 12, 2011
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
9,903 hours, 10,796 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
471701
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEARED FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. RED LT, NOSE, RT GEAR UNSAFE ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FERRY. INTEROGATED PSEU, FOUND NW CTR UNREASONABLY FAR ON PAST 2 FLIGHT LEGS. CHECKED INDUCTANCE VALUES IAW 32-61-00-280-801. ALL VALUES GOOD. FOUND WORN ROLLER BRG ON NLG CTRING MECHANISM AND GOUGING ON NLG PROX SENSOR SUPPORT BRACKET. R & R THE NLG CTRING MECHANISM IAW AMM 32-51-21-00-801 AND 32-51-21-400-802. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE IAW AMM TASK 32-31-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.