Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 9, 2017
Submitted
April 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4348
Aircraft time
14,238 hours, 15,160 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
478301
Part serial
NMC00008
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Doors
Part time
14,238 hours, 15,160 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

DURING LANDING GEAR EXTENSION, A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. AN ALTERNATE EXTENSION WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. C/W PSEU FAULT HISTORY RETRIVAL, LEG 01 FAULTS AS FOLLOWS NGDRCL UNREASONABLE NEAR, NGDN2 UN FAR, NGLK2 UNFAR, NGDN1 UN FAR, NGLK1 UN FAR. NO PRESENT FAULTS. C/W T/S PER TECH SERVICES AND DETERMINED THE NLG SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE IS BYPASSING. REMOVED & REPLACED NLG SEQUENCE VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-71-000/400-801. NO HELP. NO CONTAMINATION FOUND. FLUSH NOT REQUIRED IAW AMM 29-10-00-617-801 PARA 1B. NLG FAILED RETRACT & EXTEND IAW AMM 32-31-00-867-802. AIRCRAFT DOWN JACKED & MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATORS RECONNECTED. REPLACED NLG DOOR ACTUATOR IAW 32-31-56-000/400-801. RIGGED NLG DOOR. C/W RETRACT AND EXTEND OF NLG IAW AMM 32-31-00-867-802. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ALL LEAK CHECKED GOOD. A/C OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.