Service difficulty report · Control Rod · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 1, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
44,076 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Control Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT, THE CREW NOTED A VIBRATION AND BANGING NOISE FROM THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT RETURNED AND THE GROUND CREW NOTED THAT THE RT NLG DOOR WAS OPEN AND THAT THE DOOR CONTROL ROD AND TENSION SPRING (PN 83232010-105) FOR THE RT DOOR WAS BROKEN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. THE CONTROL ROD WAS SHEARED AT THE UPPER PERMASWAGE ON THE ROD. GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL TO THE CREW. THE BARTS WHERE REPLACED AND THE ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.