Service difficulty report · Pulley · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
62,829 hours, 73,453 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Pulley
Part number
85410466001
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg Door Act
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) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FORCE REQUIRE TO OPERATE THE MLG ALTERNATE RELEASE HANDLE WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE LT MLG FWD DOOR ACTUATOR END PULLEY WAS SEIZED. THE PULLEY WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE.