Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
November 17, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Actuator
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORT THAT THEY HAD TO DO AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENTION AS THE NOSE DOORS DID NOT OPEN AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. TROUBLESHOOTING DONE TODAY: RESISTANCE CHECKS ON ALL NOSE DOOR AND GEAR SENSORS COMPLETE, NO FAULT. ALL SENSOR GAPS CHECKED, NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. TARGETS INSPECTED FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY, NO FAULT. SENSOR WIRING INSPECTED, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED WIRING, NO FAULT THE AC DID A TEST FLIGHT TODAY, DEFECT PERSIST, PSEU FAULT CODES CHECKED AFTER TEST FLIGHT, NO FAULTS RETRIEVED. NOSE DOOR SEQUENCE VALVE, DOOR ACTUATOR AND RETRACT ACTUATOR ONSITE FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. SUSPECT A NLG DOOR ACTUATOR FAULTY.