Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 9, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4240
Aircraft time
19,923 hours, 21,285 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
860TS09Y00
Part serial
618
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
14,841 hours, 15,711 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR INDICATED GREEN, DOWN & LOCKED, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. NO OTHER INDICATIONS, RAN CHECKLIST AND PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, FA REPORTED GEAR APPEARED TO RETRACT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. OPS TESTED THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801. DISCREPANCY WAS DUPLICATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 32-31-01-000-801, AND 32-31-01-400-801, OPS TESTED GOOD. PERFORMED A LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801, OPS TESTED GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.