Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 16, 2018
Submitted
March 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4457
Aircraft time
9,879 hours, 10,635 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Mlg Door
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

AMBER LT DOOR & RED LEFT & GEAR HANDLE ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB OUT, AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED UP. JUST PRIOR TO DOING ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION, THE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED ON THERE OWN. ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION & LANDED WITH NO ISSUE. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ADJUSTED THE LT UPLOCK PROXIMITY SENSOR AND VERIFIED THE PROXIMITY SENSOR CONNECTOR WAS SECURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INLINE FILTERS IN LT GEAR SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE. OPS TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION/RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS GOOD. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DISCREPANCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.