Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 21, 2020
Submitted
September 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
26,903 hours, 29,094 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
474001
Part serial
MAL0272
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Lock
Part time
26,904 hours, 29,095 cycles
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE & GEAR HANDLE DISAGREE LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS. MAIN GEAR OPERATED NORMAL. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR. LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD, SEVERAL TIMES, IAW DHC-8-400 MM TASK3 32-31-00-720-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE.