Service difficulty report · Spring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 6, 2018
Submitted
August 6, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4452
Aircraft time
10,736 hours, 11,471 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
465161
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LT DOOR & RED LANDING GEAR LIGHT & GEAR SELECTOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RAN RED LEFT NOSE, RIGHT GEAR LIGHTS REMAINS ILLUMINATED ANDGEAR HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CHECKLIST THAT LED TO THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT CHECKLIST. AFTER CONFIGURATION CHECK IAW LANDING GEAR FAILS TO RETRACT CHECKLIST & EP, WE RAN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. AFTER COORDINATING WITH DISPATCH, I ELECTED TO DIVERT TO PDX. NOTE: NEVER EXCEEDED 185KIAS. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CHECKED PSEU FOR FAULTS AND FOUND LGUPLK AND LGDRCL UNRSNALRL FAR FAULTS. PERFORMED INDUCTANCE VALUE CHECK OF LGUPLK AND LGDRCL WITH GEAR RETRACTED AND DOOR CLOSED REF M/M TASK 32-61-00-280-801, VALUES OF SENSORS ARE GOOD. INSPECTED LEFT GEAR UPLOCK ASSY AND FOUND ONE SPRING BROKEN. 62200. REF Q400 AMM 32-31-21-000-803 REMOVED BROKEN MLG UPLOCK SPRING. REF Q400 AMM 32-31-21-400-803 INSTALLED NEW MLG UPLOCK SPRING. OPS CHECK GOOD. REF Q400 AMM 32-31-00-710-801 PERFORMED LANDING GEAR OPS TEST. OPS TEST GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.