Service difficulty report · Piston · Dhav DHC8314

Difficulty date
November 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8314
Aircraft time
20,292 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Piston
Part number
88305
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING PRE-FLIGHT WALKAROUND, THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK-STRUT WAS NOTED TO BE FLAT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE BOTTOM FLANGE, WHICH HAS SPANNER WRENCHING FLATS, ON THE PISTON CAP WAS FOUND CRACKED AND BROKEN OFF. THE PISTON CAP WAS REPLACED. TOTAL CYCLES ON THIS PART IS ESTIMATED TO BE 11,466 BASED ON THE LAST SHOCK-STRUT/PISTON OVERHAUL.