Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
March 14, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Bracket
Part number
467065
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM BASE THE MLG WAS SELECTED UP, THE NLG AND RT MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY, BUT THE LT MLG DID NOT ACHIEVE AN UP AND LOCKED STATUS MLG WARNING LIGHTS ON AND LT MLG DOORS REMAINED OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT NEXT BASE.INSPECTION OF THE LH MLG REVEALED THAT THE LT LOWER STRUT FAIRING ASSY ALONG WITH FAIRING ATTACHMENT BRACKET HAD SEPARATED FROM ITS UPPER ATTACHMENT POINT AND WAS BENT REARWARDS AND DOWN. IT WAS ASCERTAINED THAT THE REASON THAT THE LH MLG DID NOT FULLRETRACT WAS THAT THE SEPARATION AND RELOCATION REARWARDS OF THE LH LOWER STRUT FAIRING ASSY PREVENT ED THE MLG UPLOCK HOOK FROM ENGAGING THE UPLOCK ROLLER. THE LT LOWER STRUT FAIRING ASSY WAS REMOVED FROM THE LANDING