Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DH82

Difficulty date
April 13, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DH82
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Actuator
Part number
82910016009
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
22,558 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON SELECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR TO DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR TOOK ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO EXTEND AND LOCK DOWN. OTHER INDICATIONS DURING EXTENSION AND RETRACTION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. ON ARRIVAL BACK TO BASE THE NLG WOULD NOT EXTEND. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION CARRIED OUT" FOLLOWING TROUBLESHOOTIONG ACFT JACKED, RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR. FOUND NOSE GEAR DOORS NOT SMOOTH IN OPERATION. REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-22-16.