Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 18, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
32,178 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
10500103
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Mlg
Part time
31,213 hours, 38,786 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT ON FLT EN ROUTE ON APPROACH AFTER A GEAR DOWN SELECTION CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER NOTED THAT THE NR 2 HYD SYS CAUTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND QTY GAUGE FOR THE NR 2 HYD SYSTEM INDICATED ZERO, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NR 1 MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR HAD RUPTURED THE FULL LENGTH OF THE HOUSING.