Service difficulty report · Bracket · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
April 21, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Aircraft time
64,457 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF15
Part
Bracket
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Debris Guard
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) IN CLIMB UPON GEAR RETRACTION, FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A LEFT GEAR UNSAFE RED WARNING LIGHT AND A LT DOOR AMBER CAUTION LIGHT. FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AFTER PERFORMING AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. FLIGHT CREW VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL REVEALED THAT THE DEBRIS GUARD ASSEMBLY HAD PARTIALLY DISLODGED ITSELF. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE LOWER INBOARD DEBRIS GUARD ATTACHING BRACKET CRACKED AND DEFORMED. THE DEBRIS GUARD ASSEMBLY AND ATTACHING BRACKET WERE REPLACED BEFORE RETURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. AIRCRAFT TIMES 62747 FLIGHT HOURS AND 71593 CYCLES. (TC# 20180423017)