Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
September 2, 2007
Submitted
October 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
41,207 hours, 52,357 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Actuator
Part number
8400105
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DEPARTURE THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER, THE NOSE GEAR CYCLED UNSAFE AND THEN RETRACTED. APPROXIMATIVE 10 SEC. LATER IT OCCURRED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME DID NOT RETRACT. FLIGHT CREW CYCLED GEAR DOWN MANUALLY IAW QRH BOOK, RECEIVED 3 GREEN LIGHTS (DOORS CLOSED) AND WHEN SELECTED GEAR UP, THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND LOCKED. ON LANDING AT DESTINATION, LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY AND AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NLG DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR. (TC NR 20070903001)