Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8106

Difficulty date
December 21, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8106
Aircraft time
44,990 hours
Engine
Pwc PW610FA
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE LT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE GEAR SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE ALTERNATE GEAR INDICATION SHOWED 3 GREEN WITH THE LH MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED. AN INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A BROKEN TENSION SPRING ON THE LEFT GEAR STABILIZER STRUT ASSEMBLY WHICH PREVENTED INDICATION OF THE DOWN AND LOCKED CONDITION. THE STRUT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND MULTIPLE GEAR RETRACTIONS COMPLETED AND THE AIRCRAFT RELEASED.