Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
May 1, 2002
Submitted
May 31, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Actuator
Part number
8300101
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A FLT ON FINAL DESCENT LDG GEAR WAS SELECTED "DOWN". NLG FAILED TO EXTEND WITH BOTH DOOR & UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. A MISSED APPROACH WAS CARRIED OUT BY FLT CREW WITH GEAR SELECTION NOT CHANGED. DURING MISSED APROACH, APPROX ONE MIN AFTER GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN NLG EXTENDED & LOCKED DOWN WITH NO INPUT FROM FLT CREW.FROM GO-AROUND AIRCRAF T MADE ANOTHER APPROACH FOLLOWED BY A LDG W/O INCID.. SUBSEQUENT ENGINEERING INVEST. REVEALED THAT NLG ACTUATOR WAS UNSERVICEABLE DUE TO A CONTAMINANT BEING FOUND INTERNALLY IN ACTUATOR. ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, GROUND RETRACTIONS CARRIED OUT SATISFACTORILY, & A/C WAS RT-SRV.