Service difficulty report · Tube · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Tube
Part number
461331
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Strut
Part time
16,863 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING MAINTENANCE. TO ADDRESS DYNAMIC SEAL LEAK, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OUTSTOP TUBE OF THE MLG SHOCK STRUT ASSY WAS CRACKED. OUTSTOP TUBE WAS REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PART WAS SHIPPED TO MFG FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. NOTE: RP3031 IS THE CORRECT REGISTRATION NR FOR THIS SDR, NOT RPC3033, THUS THIS SDR 201201.