Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
59,943 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
AA4700009
Condition
Fractured
Location
End Cap
Part time
51,327 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) TAXING FOR TAKEOFF AND WHILE PERFORMING FLIGHT CONTROL CHECKS, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THEY HAD LOST THE NR 1 HYD SYS. ACFT TAXIED BACK TO THE GATE WHERE A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS NOTICED UNDER THE RT WING. A MAINTENANCE TEAM TRAVELED TO THE OUTSTATION AND FOUND THE RT INBD ROLL SPOILER ACTUATOR CASING FRACTURED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED, TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.