Service difficulty report · Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 28, 2014
Submitted
January 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4059
Aircraft time
29,861 hours, 30,754 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

LANDING GEAR INOPERATIVE CAUTION, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RIGHT DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. F/A REPORTS THAT RT MAIN GEAR DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED IN FLIGHT. PERFORMED GVI OF BOTH MLG AND NLG WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. C/W GVI OF RT MLG WHEEL WELL AREA AND RT MLG DOOR LINKAGES WITH NO DEFECTS OR FOREIGN OBJECTS NOTED. IN PSEU FOUND FAULT RGDRCL PROXIMITY SENSOR OPEN, WAS ABLE TO GET FAULT TO CLEAR AND REOCCUR BY MANIPULATING WIRE HARNESS TO RGDRCL SENSOR. C/W FIM TASK 23-73-12-810-815. R & R RGDRCL SENSOR S20 IAW AMM 32-61-06-000-802 AND 32-61-06-400-802 IAW MAINTENANCE REQUEST C/W OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801 AND MANTENANCE 6071001 FOR JACKING OF ACFT. ALL CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER FAULTS IN PSEU. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.