Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
June 27, 2001
Submitted
July 5, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Stabilizer
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
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) PORT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN WHEN SELECTED DOWN FOR LANDING. GEAR WAS CYCLED AND LOCKED DOWN ON SECOND ATTEMPT. ON INSPECTION, THE LEFT SPRING ON THE PORT MLG STABILIZER STRUT WAS FOUND BROKEN. AS THIS IS NOT AN LRU, PERMISSION WAS OBTAINED TO FERRY AIRCRAFT TO MAIN BASE WITH GEAR LOCKED DOWN. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO BASE FOR REPAIRS. PORT MAIN LANDING GEAR STABILIZER ASSY CHANGED IAW 32-10-26 GEAR RETRACTION CHECK CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORY.