Service difficulty report · Pulley · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
54,726 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Pulley
Part number
MS202195
Condition
Seized
Location
Mlg Emer Release
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 RAMP INSPECTION AND WHILE OPERATING THE MLG ALTERNATE RELEASE HANDLE IN THE COCKPIT, THE ENGINEER FELT THE HANDLE WAS NOT COMING OUT AS USUAL. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE LT MLG FORWARD DOOR ACTUATOR END PULLEY WAS SEIZED, NOT ALLOWING THE ACTUATOR TO BE RELEASED. THE PULLEY WAS FREED, LUBRICATED, THE ACTUATOR ALTERNATE RELEASE SYS CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE ACFT RELEASED FOR 1 LEG. UPON ARRIVAL AT DESTINATION THE ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE, THE PULLEY REPLACED AND THE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE.