Service difficulty report · Bellcrank · Dhav DHC8*

Difficulty date
March 26, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8*
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bellcrank
Part number
83232013103
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
34,749 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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) AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING THE NOSE GEARS DOORS CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER LANDING THE PILOTS NOTED THAT THE FWD DOORS WERE JAMMED IN THE HALF OPEN POSITION. UPON INVESTIGATION, MX CREW FOUND THE GEAR DOOR ACTUATING BELLCRANK LUG BROKEN WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE OVERCENTER LINK. BELLCRANK HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED AND LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST COMPLETED. ACFT HAS NOW RETURNED TO SERVICE.