Service difficulty report · Bushing · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
June 29, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
31,164 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Bushing
Part number
NAS7512017
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING MAINT INSP AND GREASING OF RT MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR , ACTUATOR WOULD NOT ACCEPT GREASE. DURING REMOVAL OF ACTUATOR IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT UPPER ATTACHMENT BOLT TO NACELLE BRACKET, RETENTION NUT WAS CRACKED. BOLT WAS RETAINED IN PLACE BY COTTER PIN, HOLDING NUT ON. DISASSEMBLY FOUND BUSHING P/N NAS75-12-017 MISSING. THIS ALLOWED BOLT P/N 83210090-101 TO MOVE IN BRACKET P/N 85411783-005 CAUSING DAMAGE ( ELONGATION OF HOLE) TO BRACKET, DAMAGE TO RETRACTION ACTUATOR ASSY AS IT WAS NOT CENTERED IN BRACKET CORRECTLY. ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, BOLT AND MOUNTING BRACKET REPLACED. INSPECTION OF LT GEAR ON THIS SAME AC FOUND THE SAME CONDITION. AC HAD TASK 3230/ 18 CARRIED OUT DURING C-CHECK, 1803 CYCLES.