Service difficulty report · Spring · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 20, 2018
Submitted
November 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N452QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4459
Aircraft time
11,334 hours, 12,120 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
465161
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Uplock
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

AFTER SELECTING GEAR HANDLE UP WE RECIEVED AN ABNORMAL GEAR INDICATION. THE GEAR HANDLE REMAINED ILLUMINATED. WE ALSO HAD A L. DOOR AMBER LIGHT AS WELL AS A LEFT RED INDICATION FOR THE GEAR DOORS. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORTED THE LEFT GEAR DOORS DID NOT FULLY RETRACT. OUR AIRSPEED REACHED A MAX AIRSPEED OF AROUND 205. WE COMPLED A ABNORMAL GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED PSEU AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING FAULTS: LGUPLK UNRSNABL FAR AND LGDRLK UNRSNABL FAR. UPON INSP OF LH MLG FOUND RH EXTENSION SPRING BROKEN ON LH MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR. REMOVED AND REPLACED RH EXTENSION SPRING ON LH MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-000/400-803. OPS CHECK GOOD. JACKED A/C IAW TC 6071001. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW AMM 32-31-00-710-801 MULTIPLE TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. LOWERED A/C IAW TC 6071001. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. PSEU FAULTS CLEARED AND DID NOT REPOST. RETURNED TO SERVICE.