Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
September 28, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
8,368 hours
Part
Spring
Part number
6A05533001
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Component
Float · Wiplineinc · 8000
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED OF NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION - RT MAIN GEAR. UPON INSPECTION FOUND LOCK SPRING BROKEN AND HALF MISSING, PLUS COVER TORN AWAY. LOCKING MECHANISM FOUND NON FUNCTIONAL DUE TO STRAIN OF BOLT BECOMING BENT WHEN FORWARD LOCK CONTACTED GEAR TUNNEL TOP. SPRING AND BOLT WERE REPLACED. FUNCTION TESTED - OK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. IT SHOULD BE FURTHER NOTED THAT THE OTHER MAIN GEAR LOCK SPRING WAS FOUND CRACKED AND REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.