Service difficulty report · Strut · Dhav DHC8201

Difficulty date
October 21, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8201
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Strut
Part number
8800135137
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
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) CRACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON NLG OUTER CYLINDERS. REPORTED CYCLES SINCE NEW RANGE BETWEEN 18,995 CYCLES TO 49,039 CYCLES. REPORTED CYCLES SINCE O/H HAVE RANGED BETWEEN 2034 CYCLES AND 18,888 CYCLES. ALL CRACKING WERE LOCATED ON THE STARBOARD AFT FACE, APPROXIMATELY 11 O`CLOCK TO 12 O`CLOCK WHERE 12 O`CLOCK IS AFT AND RUN DOWN THE BACK FACE OF THE OUTER CYLINDER. RELATED TO SDR NRS 951124003 AND 950420009.