Service difficulty report · Rvdt · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 18, 2019
Submitted
November 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4210
Aircraft time
26,786 hours, 29,287 cycles
Part
Rvdt
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON GEAR RETRACTION OUT OF SEA THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. THE LDG GEAR INOP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHIN 2 SECONDS. THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT ON THE ON THE GEAR DOOR INDICATIONS LIGHT PANEL WAS THE ONLY THAT CAME ON DURING RETRACTION. COMPLIED WITH LDG GEAR INOP CAUTION CHECKLIST WHICH LEAD TO ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST. COMPLIED WITH ALT GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST EXCEPT FOR PULLING ALT RELEASE HANDLES. FLIGHT CONTINUED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. CHECK OF PSEU FAULTS, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR CONTROL PANEL, TIGHTENING OF LOOSE NLG CENTERING MECHANISM, ADJUSTMENT OF #1 AND #2 NOSE WHEEL POSITION RVDT'S DUE TO BEING 200 MILIVOLTS OUT OF RANGE, FUNCTIONAL TEST OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM 10 TIMES. ALL FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE GOOD AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL DURING ALL TESTS. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.