Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 25, 2014
Submitted
November 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
32,120 hours, 33,615 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
860TS09Y00
Part serial
467
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
11,743 hours, 12,730 cycles
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

WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED UP AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR DID NOT TRANSIT TO THE UP POSITION. ALL 3 REMAINED IN THE DOWN POSITION. WITH THE HANDLE SELECTED TO THE UP POSITION, ALL 3 GEAR INDICATIONS WERE RED-HANDLE AMBER. DURING EMERGENCY CHECK LIST GEAR WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. ALL 3 GEAR INDICATIONS TURNED GREEN. RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND ACCOMPLISHED A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INTERIGATED PSEU AND FOUND FAULT CODES IN HISTORY DIN01A & DIN02A. FERRIED ACFT FOR REPAIRS. REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW 32-31-01-000-801,32-31-01-400-801 CKS GOOD. ALSO REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE (PRECAUTION). FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYS PERF