Service difficulty report · Lever · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
March 2, 2010
Submitted
March 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N34HG
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft serial
34
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Lever
Part number
165009
Condition
Separated
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ACFT LANDED WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR LOCK PIN LEVER SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT SOMETIME DURING TRAINING FLIGHT. A MORE DETAILED INSP OF LANDING GEAR COMPONENTS REVEALED THAT THE LOCK LEVER, PN 16537-3 AND LOCK PIN, PN 165171 WAS MISSING, POSSIBLY DUE TO THE ROLL PIN, PN MS1656227 AND COTTER PN, PN MS24665-73 LOOSENING OR BREAKING AWAY, DETACHING THE LOCK PIN LEVER FROM THE DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR RESULTING IN A FAILURE OF THE DOWN LOCK MECHANISM.