Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 2, 2013
Submitted
January 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4046
Aircraft time
28,171 hours, 29,300 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg Sensor
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, NOSE GEAR DOOR CAUTION LIGHT STAYED UNTIL AFTER LANDING. GREEN NOSE GEAR INDICATION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND NGLK1 SENSOR BRACKET LOOSE. REMOVED SENSOR BRACKET AND HARDWARE. REINSTALLED NGLK1 BRACKET IAW THE LANDING GEAR CMM 32-21-03, ASSY SECTION PG 705, PARA 3 M. (3) AND (4) USING NEW NUTS AND BOLTS. PRIOR TO ADJUSTMENT OF THE NGLK1 SENSOR PSEU SHOWED CODE FOR NGLK1 SENSOR UNREASONABLY FAR. ADJUSTED NGLK1 SENSOR IAW THE AMM TASK 32-61-06-830-80. NGLK1 UNREASONABLY FAR CODE CLEARED. PERFORMED RETRACTION AND EXTENSION OF GEAR. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.