Service difficulty report · Case · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 7, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
64,120 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Case
Condition
Fractured
Location
Spoiler Actuator
Part time
60,201 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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 CRUISE, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THE HYD NR 2 SYS OIL LEVEL WAS SLOWLY DROPPING. UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT OTBD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR CASING FRACTURED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.