Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 13, 2010
Submitted
March 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Actuator
Part number
10500
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RT MLG FAILED TO RETRACT WITH CREW NOTING AN AUDIBLE BANG AND A JOLT WAS FELT THROUGH THE ACFT POST TAKEOFF. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS YET AVAILABLE AS TO HOW GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING AN IMMEDIATE LANDING. SUBSEQUENT TO A GEAR-DOWN (LOCKED AND PINNED) DURING FERRY TO BASE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MLG RETRACTION ACTUATOR ATTACHMENT FITTING BOLTS HAD SHEARED AND THE FITTING WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME. REQUESTED THE GEAR BE REMOVED FROM THE AIRFRAME BECAUSE THE RT MLG FELL, UN-DAMPED, INTO THE DOWNLOCK WITH UNKNOWN LOADS INPUT INTO THE GEAR STRUCTURE. MFG IS COMPLETING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ROOT CAUSE.