Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 13, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
33,164 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Uplock
Part time
14,573 hours, 19,125 cycles
Component
Tension/Retracti · 11300105
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) LEFT UPLOCK ACTUATOR HAD BROKEN SPRING.