Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 26, 2015
Submitted
March 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4355
Aircraft time
8,934 hours, 9,404 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
464507
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, LT GEAR UNSAFE DOOR, RED, STAYS ILLUMINATED AND GEAR HANDLE RED LIGHT STAYED ON. NOSE AND RT GEAR ALL SHOWED RETRACTED AND DARK. AT APPROXIAMATELY 1000 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEVATION, MAYBE 15-20 SECONDS, LT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, RED, AND GEAR HANDLE UNSAFE LIGHT WENT DARK, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL FOR REST OF FLIGHT, NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. CHECKED PSEU FOR FAULTS. NONE FOUND. REPLACED LT MLG NR 1 AND NR 2 DOWNLOCK PROX SENSOR HARNESSES. CYCLED MLG, OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT RELEASED FOR CHECK FLIGHT. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.