Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 8, 2014
Submitted
May 12, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4236
Aircraft time
12,689 hours, 13,734 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Nlg Lock
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, ON APPROACH THE NOSE GEAR DOORS TOOK LONGER THEN NORMAL TO INDICATE CLOSED ALL OTHER GEAR INDICATION WERE NORMAL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. NLG LOCK ACTUATOR BYPASSING AT A HIGH RATE ROBBING DOOR ACTUATOR OF HYD PRESSURE. NLG LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.