BOMBARDIER DASH 8 Q400, G-FLBE, 25 NOVEMBER 2010 CONTENTS * Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, G-FLBE * Summary * Download report BOMBARDIER DASH 8 Q400, G-FLBE SUMMARY: During the approach, the flight

crew observed an indication that the right main landing gear was not in the ‘down and locked’ position. After completion of the emergency checklist items, the indicator continued to show

that the right main landing gear was unsafe. An emergency was declared and the aircraft made an uneventful landing. An investigation by the operator revealed that a grease nipple, released

from the right main landing gear lock link assembly, had become lodged on the eye end of the landing gear downlock actuator, preventing the lock from operating correctly. As a result of this