<< >> NASA ASRS Report 940822, March 2011

A new Q400's emergency landing gear extension handle was installed incorrectly behind the first officer where it is difficult for that pilot to reach and impossible for the seated captain. Out sourced maintenance apparently installed the handle.

Attributes
ACN	940822
Time
Date	201103
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Q400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Emergency Extension System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

The aircraft's gear extension handle was located outboard of the pbe. This aircraft is the newest in our fleet. I didn't know if this was a new location or was it installed wrong. After consulting with maintenance it was decided that it was installed wrong. Out sourced maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A new Q400's emergency landing gear extension handle was installed incorrectly behind the First Officer where it is difficult for that pilot to reach and impossible for the seated Captain. Out sourced maintenance apparently installed the handle.

Narrative: The aircraft's gear extension handle was located outboard of the PBE. This aircraft is the newest in our fleet. I didn't know if this was a new location or was it installed wrong. After consulting with Maintenance it was decided that it was installed wrong. Out sourced maintenance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.