Service difficulty report · Bearing · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
November 12, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft time
27,678 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A50
Propeller
Hamstd 24PF305
Part
Bearing
Part number
162005
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Component
Mlg · Menasco
Component part number
1510015
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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) THE AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE RETRACT, THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. POSITION INDICATION LIGHTS REMAINED GREEN AND THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED SO. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED ON THE FLIGHT DECK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO INJUURY TO PASSENGERS OR FLIGHT CREW. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED FOR REPAIRS, ALL NOSE AND MAIN WEIGHT SWITCHES WERE CHECKED, ALL WIRING FOR THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS CHECKED INC WITH MFG WIRING MANUAL 32-00-00, NO FAULT FOUND. LANDING GEAR RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS CARRIED OUT, FIVE TIMES BUT COULD NOT GET FAULT TO REPEAT ITSELF. DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL MAIN LANDING GEAR WEIGHT SWITCHES, AS A PRECAUTION, P/N 21HE23RB, QTY 4.