Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
July 10, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft time
13,182 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Actuator
Part number
466501
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
10,008 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FAILURE OF AN EMERGENCY SYS. THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM HYDRAULIC TUBING BELOW THE FLIGHT COMPARTMENT DURING GEAR RETRACTION. AFTER ATTEMPTING THE FIRST GEAR SWING IN THE HANGAR WE HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE RT GEAR FOLLOWED BY A LEAK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE RT ALTERNATE ACTUATOR, PN 46650-1, PISTON SHEARED, LUCKILY THIS HAPPEN AT OUR MAINTENANCE FACILITY, OR FAILURE COULD PREVENT GEAR TO EXTEND. WE C/O A DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO STRUCTURE OR MLG COMPONENTS. THE UNUSUAL NOISE WAS THE COLLAPSED FILTERS ON THE UNIONS OF THE SECONDARY SELECTOR VALVE BELOW THE CO-PILOT SEAT. ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYS FLUSHED, BOTH VALVE FILTER FITTINGS, PN 20011-6-10, REPLACED. INSTALLED A POST SB 84-32-80, ACTUATOR PN 46650-3. SYS BLEEDED, ALTERNATE EXTENSION, FREE FALL, AND NORMAL EXTENSION/RETRACTION PERFORMED.