Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
March 16, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Part
Spring
Part number
1265
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Uplock
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH, FINAL CONFIG, FINAL CHECK-CONFIRM LG 3 GREEN. 3 GREEN AND 1 RED, RT MLG, WERE INDICATED. THE CREW INITIATED A GO AROUND REPORTING TECHNICAL REASONS. ALT MLG INDICATION WAS 3 GREEN, VISUAL CHECK FROM THE CABIN CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT THE CREW WERE STILL UNSURE WHETHER IT HAD BEEN LOCKED INTO THE DOWN POSITION. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE REQUESTED, THE AC LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE APRON. MLG UPLOCK ACTUATOR EXTENSION SPRINGS HAVE BOTH BEEN FOUND BROKEN. BOTH SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. RELATED SB 8-32-151, INTRODUCES A MORE ROBUST SPRING.