- 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.