Service difficulty report · Actuator · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 1, 2021
Submitted
October 4, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
46,335 hours, 49,157 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
4655027
Part serial
MAL0400
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 700
Part time
30,322 hours, 32,785 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

LT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED SLOWER THAN THE RT AND NOSE GEAR 8 SEC DELAY. ALL OPS NORMAL ON LANDING. PLACED ON MEL 32-30-1. CLEARED 10/2 BY CHECKING PSEU AND FOUND "LGUPLK FAULT UNRSNARL FAR" AND "LGDRCL FAULT UNRSNABL FAR" FOR LEG OF DISCREPANCY. LEFT GEAR UPLOCK AND LEFT GEAR DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SENSORS INDUCTANCE VALUE CHECKS GOOD NIAW DHC-8-400MM TASK#32-61-00-280-801. LANDING GEAR OPERATIONAL TEST GOOD AT HIGH & LOW FLOWS IAW DHC-8-400MM TASK #32-31-00-710-801. BEGAN REPLACEMENT OF LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR IAW DHC-8-400 MM TASK #'S32-31-11-000-801 AND 32-31-11-400-801 PARAGRAPHS 1 THRU 4. REMOVED ACTUATOR APPEARED TO BE ADJUSTED TOO LONG. COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF LH MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR IAW Q400 AMM 32-31-11-400-801 PARA. 5. A.-G. OPS CHECK OF MAIN LANDING GEAR PRIMARY EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD WITH NO FURTHER RIGGING OF SERVICEABLE LH MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR ROD END REQUIRED. ACTUATOR AND ASSOCIATED FLUID CONNECTIONS LEAK CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.