Service difficulty report · Bracket · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 17, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
63,164 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Bracket
Part number
8540370001
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Release
Part time
63,725 hours
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) WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A JAMMED CABLE ON THE LT MLG ALTERNATE RELEASE SYSTEM, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CABLE OFF A PULLEY AND ITS ASSOCIATED BRACKET CRACKED IN THE LT ENGINE HOT BAY, ACCESS PANEL 412DT. FURTHER INSPECTION ALSO REVEALED A SEIZED PULLEY JUST BEFORE THE LT FWD MLG DOOR ACTUATOR. REF ILLUSTRATED PART CATALOGUE 54-10-00-10, PULLEY BRACKET FITTED ON BRACKET ASSY ITEM -400, PULLEY ITEM -470 AND MLG FORWARD DOOR END PULLEY REPLACED. MLG ALTERNATE RELEASE SYS TESTED SERVICEABLE.