Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
December 11, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
53,565 hours, 54,748 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Part number
A44700009
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Spoiler
Part time
53,415 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) PILOT REPORTED THAT LT OTBD ROLL SPOILER WILL NOT EXTEND BUT THE INBD IS OK. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THAT THE LT OTBD ACTUATOR HSG WAS CRACKED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED IAW THE AMM AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE, PN A44700-009, SN 0186.