Service difficulty report · Unknown · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 11, 2019
Submitted
November 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4358
Aircraft time
19,893 hours, 21,419 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHEN LANDING SELECTED DOWN, NOSE TOOK ABOUT 5 SECONDS LONGER TO EXTEND THAN NORMAL AND LOUD NOISE WHEN LOCKING DOWN. NORMAL INDICATION FOR LANDING. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INTERROGATED PSEU NO CURRENT FAULTS. CK'ED RIGGING AND INDUCTANCE VALUES FOR EACH PROX SENSOR ALL VALUES FOR EACH ARE WITHIN LIMITS. C/W A GVI OF NOSE GEAR NO DEFECTS FOUND. REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOOR SOLENOID SEQUENCE VALVE OPS CK GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.