Service difficulty report · Roller · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 7, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
50,994 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Roller
Part number
101683
Condition
Seized
Location
Strut
Component
Shock Strut · Messier
Component part number
10100113
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER SELECTING LANDING GEAR DOWN THE LT MAIN GEAR REMAINED UP, THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED UP AND DOWN AGAIN, THE LT GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY, (3) GREENS. THE AC WAS FERRIED BACK TO BASE, GEAR DOWN, FOR MAINT. AFTER CARRYING OUT (2) GEAR SWINGS ON JACKS THE LT GEAR REMAINED UP ON THE 2ND DOWN SELECTION, APPROX (1) MINUTE LATER THE LT GEAR RELEASED AND EXTENDED TO DOWN AND LOCKED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPLOCK ROLLER ON THE SHOCK STRUT ASSY WAS SEIZED, THE ROLLER WAS REMOVED LUBRICATED AND RE-INSTALLED. FURTHER RETRACTIONS AND EXTENSIONS WERE CARRIED OUT WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20080211007)