Service difficulty report · Case · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 15, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
58,612 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Case
Condition
Fractured
Location
Spoiler Actuator
Part time
58,955 hours
Stage of operation
LD
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) AFTER LANDING, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED A RAPID DROP OF THE HYDRAULIC NR 2 SYS FLUID. ACFT TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT OTBD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR CASING FRACTURED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICED.