Service difficulty report · Link · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
December 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
52,273 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF*
Part
Link
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THE COCKPIT ALTERNATE NLG RELEASE HANDLE WAS PULLED TO OPEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG) DOORS, HOWEVER THE DOORS FAILED TO FULLY OPEN. BOTH FORWARD DOORS OPENED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH AND JAMMED. A SMALL HAND PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE DOORS OPENED FULLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TOGGLE LINK MIDDLE BOLT HEAD (IPC 32-20-00-05-310) WAS CONTACTING WITH ADJACENT STRUCTURE. WORN BUSHING AND EXCESSIVE SHIM ON ONE SIDE OF THE OUTBOARD TOGGLE LINK CONTRIBUTED TO THE JAMMING.