Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 30, 2015
Submitted
May 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
15,353 hours, 16,568 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose
Stage of operation
AP
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

AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN, THE RED NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 SEC TO 1 MIN BEFORE EXTENDING WITH FORCE. THE NOSE DOOR, AMBER LIGHT EXTINGUISHED APPROXIMATELY 30 SEC AFTER NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INTERRROGATED PSEU AND FOUND 2 CURRENT FAULTS RGDRCL AND LGDRCL BOTH UNREASONABLE FAR. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. VERIFIED PHYSICAL GAPS OF RGDRCL AND LGRDRCL WERE WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM 32-61-06-830-801. VERIFIED INDUCTANCE VALUES OF RGDRCL AND LGDRCL WERE WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM TASK 32-61-00-280-801. VERIFIED NO PRESENT FAULTS IN PSEU. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.