Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
December 19, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
10190
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Right
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) AN INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE AIRPLANE WAS PARKED AT THE GATE & THE RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING, PROP FEATHERED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SINK ONTO THE BELLY & RIGHT WING TIP. THE RIGHT PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND & WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE ARE OTHER AREAS OF DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE AS A RESULT OF THE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND & THE GEAR FOLDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED TO THE HANGAR. ATTRIBUTED TO A MAINTENANCE ERROR, TROUBLESHOOTING A LDG DOOR OPEN ISSUE ON RIGHT SIDE, MAINTENANCE WHERE TROUBLESHOOTING USING THE BYPASS DOOR & INHIBIT SWITCH IN THE COCKPIT, THIS CAUSED A HYDRAULIC BUMP IN THE SYSTEM RESULTING IN THE RIGHT GEAR DOWNLOCK UNLOCKING.