Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 12, 2017
Submitted
January 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
24,465 hours, 26,214 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
860TS09Y00
Part serial
357
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
13,703 hours, 14,497 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. ALL CREW INDICATIONS INCLUDING GEAR NOISE INDICATED THE GEAR WAS UP. ACCOMPLISHED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION IAW CHECKLIST. GEAR EXTENDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT INDICATOR BECAME BRIGHTER AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED & REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM TASK 32-31-01-000-801 AND AMM TASK 32-31-01-400-801. FUNCTIONAL TESTED GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.