Service difficulty report · Pulley · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 28, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
59,824 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Pulley
Part number
MS20219A4
Condition
Seized
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
61,135 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE INVESTIGATING A DEFECT FOR THE LT MLG FWD DOOR NOT CLOSING AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE ACFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE DEFECT, AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION WAS CARRIED OUT. DURING THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION THE LT MLG DID NOT EXTEND AND THE FWD DOOR DID NOT OPEN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION CABLE PULLEY LOCATED ABOVE THE FWD DOOR ACTUATOR WAS SEIZED. THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED AND THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS WAS FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. IPC REF 32-35-00, FIG 25-430. PULLEY PN MS20219A4. ACFT TSN 61135, CSN 66003. AS A FURTHER NOTE, THE OPS CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS IS ROUTINELY CARRIED OUT ON TASK 3230/09 AS PART OF THE C1 CHECK WITH A 6000 HR INTERVAL. THIS TASK WAS LAST CARRIED OUT ON THIS ACFT ON 18 AUG 2010 AT A TSN OF 58857 AND CSN OF 63705.