Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 30, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
44,060 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
A44700009
Condition
Fractured
Location
Spoiler
Part time
52,553 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT ARRIVED WITH A HYDRAULIC LEAK ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE LEFT NACELLE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE LT OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR, P/N A44700-009, S/N 0377. THIS PART HAS A TSR OF 8451 HRS AND CSR OF 8462 CYCLES. TSO/TSN IS 52553 HRS AND CSN/CSO IS 58223 CYCLES. THE ACTUATOR HOUSING AT THE PISTON END CAP WAS FOUND FRACTURED AND DISLOCATED FROM THE ACTUATOR. IT WAS HELD ATTACHED TO THE ACTUATOR ONLY BY LOCKWIRE. THE LT OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM CHECKED SERVICEABLE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE OUTBOARD ROLL SPOILERS ARE DISABLED ABOVE 140 KTS AND THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SUPPLY IS REMOVED. THERE IS HOLD DOWN PRESSURE SUPPLIED TO THE ACTUATOR AT ALL TIMES. (TC NR 20100113002)