Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 29, 2020
Submitted
December 31, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
27,370 hours, 29,620 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON WALKAROUND POST FLIGHT, FOUND SMOKE AROUND LEFT GEAR AREA. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. PREFORMED GVI OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY, FOUND TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH RESIDUAL FLUID AND GREASE. JACKED LMLG ASSEMBLY AND REMOVED HUBCAP, REF AMM 32-41-01-000-801. PERFORMED GVI, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED AREA AS REQUIRED. REINSTALLED AND SAFETIED HUBCAP AND DOWNJACKED, REF AMM 32-41-01-400-801. C/W GVI OF BRAKE LINES, IAW AMM TASK 32-40-00-210-804. NO DEFECTS NOTED THROUGHOUT INSPECTION, BELIEVE PAX OBSERVATION TO HAVE BEEN RESIDUAL FLUID AND GREASE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.