Service difficulty report · Rod End · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
16,562 hours
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Rod End
Part number
107061
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) WHILE CARRYING OUT BOMBARDIER MRB TASK NO. 3210/08 (INTERVAL 10,700 LANDINGS) DISCARD OF BOLT PN NAS6206C17D AT THE MLG ACTUATOR LOCK LINK JOINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT UPON REMOVAL OF THE BOLT, THE ACTUATOR ROD END (SEE ATTACHED PICTURES) PN 10706-1 SPHERICAL BEARING INNER RACE THAT THE BOLT PASSES THROUGH WAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. THE ROD END WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.