Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 22, 2018
Submitted
June 25, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
26,913 hours, 28,666 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Nlg Door
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

NLG DOOR LIGHT FLASHED PERIODICALLY DURING CLIMB AND LEVEL OFF. NO INDICATION DURING LEVEL FLIGHT. NO DOOR CHATTER SOUND ASSOCIATED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED GVI OF THE NLG DOORS AND HINGES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. INTERROGATED PSEU AND FOUND THE NG DRCL SENSOR OUT OF LIMITS. MOVED THE NLG DOORS BY HAND TO SIMULATE TURBULENCE AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE NLG DOOR LIGHT FLICKER. RIGGED THE NLG DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 32-61-06-830-801 AND VERIFIED THE NLG DOOR SENSOR INDUCTANCE IAW AMM 32-61-00-280-801. PROXIMITY SENSOR READS OK, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE DISCREPANCY AFTER RIGGING AND SIMULATING TURBULENCE. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.