Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 11, 2020
Submitted
March 13, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
20,554 hours, 22,234 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
475007
Part serial
MAL0445
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Nlg
Part time
20,554 hours, 22,234 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, MAIN GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. NOSE GEAR LAGGED ABOUT 2 SECONDS BEHIND MAIN GEAR, BUT DID EXTEND PROPERLY. MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. NOSE GEAR WAS STILL IN TRANSITION. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF L/G PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION. FOUND MAIN GEAR ON EXTENSION DOWN IS 8 SECONDS AND NOSE GEAR DOWN IN 12 SECONDS. FOUND NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR BYPASSING. REMOVED NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR REF Q400 AMM TASK 32-31-46-000-801. INSTALLED NEW NLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR REF Q400 AMM TASK 32-31-46-400-801. GEAR SWINGS FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD REF Q400 AMM TASK 32-31-00-720-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE.