Service difficulty report · Pushrod · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
December 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
130 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Pushrod
Part number
468665
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
2,627 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING TAKEOFF, THE LH FWD MLG DOOR DID NOT CLOSE. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT DECK INDICATION BUT THE DOOR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED TO BE OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE POINT OF DEPARTURE AND LANDED NORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PUSH ROD ASSY HAD COME DISCONNECTED FROM THE SWIVEL LINK ASSY. THE LOCKWIRE ON THE JAM NUT WAS PRESENT BUT HAD BEEN BROKEN ALLOWING THE NUT TO MIGRATE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND AND THE PARTS WERE REASSEMBLED AND SECURED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED FOR SERVICE.