Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 22, 2011
Submitted
August 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4355
Aircraft time
505 hours, 475 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
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

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT (3 RED GEAR LIGHTS). NO ABNORMALITIES IN HYD PRESSURE OR QUANTITY NOTED. NO ADDITIONAL CAUTION OR WARNING LIGHTS. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL, FERRIED. INTERROGATED PSEU PRESENT FAULTS FOUND NW CENTER RIGGING FAR GAP TO SMALL. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AREAS AND HARNESSES, FOUND NR2 RVDT CONNECTOR PLUG WITNESS MARK VISABLE, CLEANED CONNECTOR PLUG AND RESECURED. RAN ACFT AND OPERATED NW STEERING. RECHECKED PSEU WITH NO PRESENT FAULTS SHOWN. INSPECTED LG PROX SENSOR VALUES, NLG DOOR LINKAGE AND SEQUENCE VALVE, NWS NWP1, NWP2, PHCP, AND PEDP VALUES, AND LG SELECTOR VALVE SOLENOID RESISTANCE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. R & R LG CONTROL PANEL AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. OPS TEST GOOD. C/W OPS TEST OF LG EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS IAW TASK 32-31-00-710-801. OPS TEST GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE LG DISCREPANCY ON SEVERAL EXT AND RET CYCLES. OPS CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.