Service difficulty report · None · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 28, 2022
Submitted
March 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
47,248 hours, 49,801 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAKE OFF #2 ENG HYD PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT PTU FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE PTU SWITCH. HYD PRESS AND HYD QTY INDICATIONS WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE CAUTION LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE PTU FAIL MESSAGE REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL WE LANDED AND THEN WENT OUT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. #2 SYSTEM BLEEDING , OPS CHECKS OF THE PTU AND #2 EDP AND FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.