Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 6, 2016
Submitted
April 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
35,256 hours, 38,843 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
4655015
Part serial
MAL0220
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
6,004 hours, 6,407 cycles
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

LEFT GEAR DOOR CONTINUOSLY ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR SELECTED UP, LT GEAR UNSAFE, RED, LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION IAW E/A CHECKLIST. LANDING UNEVENTFUL R & R IN-LINE FILTER AT TOP OF YOKE TO CHECK IF CLOGGED, CRUSHED REF AMM TASK 32-11-21-400-802, PARA 4A,3 B, NOT CLOGGED,CRUSHED, LEAK CHECK GOOD. C/W GEAR SWINGS AND FOUND LT MLG RETRACTING AT HALF THE SPEED OF THE RT GEAR. WHILE THE LT GEAR WAS RETRACTING AN AUDIBLE HISS COULD BE HEARD FROM THE LT RETRACTION ACTUATOR INDICTATIVE OF AN INTERNAL BYPASS IN THE ACTUATOR. R & R THE LT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-31-11-000-801 AND 32-31-11-400-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.