Service difficulty report · Housing · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 20, 2004
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
26,507 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Housing
Part number
2661942
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Brake Assembly
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 A SCHEDULED OVERHAUL OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, THE ASSEMBLY WAS PRESSURE TESTED, IT WAS THEN THAT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON ONE OF THE PISTON HOUSINGS WAS LEAKING WHEN THE SYSTEM PRESSURE WAS BROUGHT TO THE MAXIMUM RATED PRESSURE. THE UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED AND SENT FOR NDT, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE HOUSING HAD A CRACK IN THE SIDEWALL OF A PISTON. IT WAS DETERMINED THE CRACK WAS BEYOND LIMITS. THE UNIT WAS SCRAPPED.