Service difficulty report · Spring · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 2, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
7,804 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Spring
Part number
478443
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Door
Part time
8,265 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) DURING APPROACH, LANDING GEARS WERE SELECTED DOWN: BOTH MLG EXTENDED AND LOCKED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, NLG DOORS AMBER INDICATION ILLUMINATED BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS RETURNED TO THE RETRACT POSITION: BOTH MLG RETRACTED AND LOCKED, NLG RED LIGHT STAYED ON AND DOOR AMBER LIGHT STAYED ON LANDING GEAR LEVER RETURNED TO EXTEND POSITION: ALL GEARS DOWN AND LOCKED, DOORS CLOSED INSPECTION ON THE GROUND REVEALED: NLG DOOR SRPING BROKE IN FLIGHT JAMMING NLG DOOR AND PREVENTING THE NLG TO EXTEND.