Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 6, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
42,774 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) LT MAIN GEAR DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE ON RETRACTION. REF DEFECT 885533. ACTUAL FAULT WAS RESULT OF HINGE ARM TO ACTUATOR ROD BOLT P/N: NAS6204-13H COMING LOOSE FROM THE THREADED BUSHING P/N: 83231046-001 REF AIPC 32-10-00-45 ITEM 290 AND 330. BOLT WAS MISSING WITH ONLY BROKEN LOCKWIRE FOR BOLT HEAD REMAINING. BUSHING HAD COME OUT OF HINGE ARM AND WAS HANGING BY LOCKWIRE. BOLT AND BUSHING ARE SAFETY WITH LOCKWIRE ON INSTALLATION. REPLACED MISSING BOLT AND FUNCTIONAL GEAR RETRACTION CHECK CARRIED OUT (TC# 20091223010)