Service difficulty report · Sensor · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 23, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
20,199 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Sensor
Part number
864202
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Component
Main Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN) ON APPROACH WHEN GEAR SELECTED NOSE GEAR SHOWED UNSAFE. FLYBY INDICATED ALL WERE DOWN. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE ON LANDING GEAR DRAG STRUT.