Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 28, 2018
Submitted
February 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
38,731 hours, 40,642 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP, GREEN LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, RED LEFT, NOSE & RIGHT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, NO SOUND OF GEAR MOVEMENT. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FIRMLY LOCKED IN PLACE. RAN LANDING GEAR FAIL TO RETRACT CHECK LIST. DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM, DIVERTED, BEGAN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. ON LANDING GEAR SELECTOR PORTION OF CHECKLIST, AS SOON AS GEAR LEVER SELECTED DOWN, 3 GREEN GEAR INDICATED DOWN & LOCKED APPEARED INSTANTLY ALONG WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS UNDER THE FLOOR PANEL, ALT GEAR IND. LIGHTS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED PSEU & FOUND NO PRESENT FAULTS. FAULTS DIN01A & DIN02A WERE FOUND IN LAST LEG HISTORY. PERFORMED FIM 32-73-31-810-843/844. REPLACED THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL IAW AMM 32-31-01-000/400-801, FUNCTIONAL TESTED GOOD. OPS TEST OF PRIMARY EXTENSION & RETRACTION SYSTEM GOOD IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.