Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Dhav DHC8101

Difficulty date
August 24, 2003
Submitted
October 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8101
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
83231027001
Condition
Broken
Location
Fwd Mlg Door
Part time
27,532 hours, 28,872 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, 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) LT MLG DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. CREW WITNESSED FWD MLG DOOR WAS OPEN. LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY ENGINEERING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FWD MLG DOOR CONNECTING ROD ASSY HAD SHEARED. THE CONNECTING ROD WAS REPLACED AND AN OPERATION CHECK PERFOR MED ON THE MLG SYSTEM. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BACK INTO SERVICE.