Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 18, 2013
Submitted
November 18, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
13,200 hours, 14,529 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
Hyd Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION, NR 2 ENGINE HYD PUMP CAUTION ILLUMINATED, THEN WENT OUT AFTER GEAR RETRACTED. LT MAIN DOORS SLOW TO CLOSE. HEARD A STRANGE STRAINING HYD SOUND NEAR NOSE. REAR F/A ALSO HEARD A STRAINING SOUND IN REAR OF ACFT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. JACKED ACFT, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS. BLED NR 2 SYS HYD, GEAR RETRACTION IS NORMAL, GEAR DOORS OPERATED NORMAL, NO STRANGE HYD SOUNDS WERE IDENTIFIED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.