Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 7, 2021
Submitted
January 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4232
Aircraft time
27,423 hours, 29,669 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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 PREFLIGHT WALKAROUND F/O FOUND SMOKE COMING FROM NR 2 MLG ASSEMBLY. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION FOUND FAIR AMOUNT OF FLUID ON INBOARD TIRE, THE NR 2 TIRE WAS STILL SMOKING 20 MINUTES AFTER INBOUND CREW SHUTDOWN AIRCRAFT. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. DETERMINED TO BE GREASE FROM PRIOR GEAR LUBES, CLEANED AFFECTED AREA, AS REQUIRED. PERFORMED GVI NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.