Service difficulty report · Bracket · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 20, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
59,401 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bracket
Part number
85410370001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
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) FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE MLG ALTERNATE EXTENSION HANDLE DID NOT RETRACT AFTER BEING PULLED. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE LT ALTERNATE EXTENSION CABLE NACELLE TOP BRACKET ASSY WAS CRACKED AND THE CABLE OFFS THE PULLEY. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING ALSO REVEALED THAT THE PULLEY JUST BEFORE THE FWD MLG DOOR ACTUATOR WAS SEIZED, REFER TO ATTACHED ILLUSTRATED PARTS CATALOG FIGURES AND PICTURES FOR DETAILS. BRACKET AND PULLEYS WERE REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE.