Service difficulty report · Ground Stud · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 19, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
37,899 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Ground Stud
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Part time
39,432 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, LT AND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR AMBER WARNING AND NLG RED WARNING. GEAR SELECTED DOWN AND NORMAL EXTENSION, AFTER GEAR DOWN (AMBER) NLG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINT INSPECTION/ TROUBLE SHOOTING REPLACED LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE AND NLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE, DURING GEAR SWINGS GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT AFTER SECOND CYCLING . FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND NLG DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE GROUND STUD (WIRE DIAGRAM 32-30-00 SHEET 4 OF 4 PAGE 1 WIRE IDENTIFIER 93A22N , STUD IDENTIFIER 3251-GS-1) LOOSE. STUD LOCATED ON BULKHEAD FWD OF FWD PRESSURE BULKHEAD. STUD TIGHTENED, GEAR SWINGS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20071220001)