Service difficulty report · Strut · Dhav DHC8315

Difficulty date
November 15, 2018
Submitted
August 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8315
Aircraft time
36,270 hours
Part
Strut
Part number
8800137
Condition
Discharged
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,210 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) ON APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND UNDER NORMAL OR ALTERNATE EXTENSION. DUE TO WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT THEN PROCEEDED TO ANOTHER AIRPORT NEARBY (STEPHENVILLE/YJT) WERE THEY DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER LANDING THE PASSENGERS AND CREW DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN QUARANTINED UNTIL REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOMBARDIER AND ACCESS THE AIRCRAFT. THE REPS INITIAL FINDINGS INDICATE THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SHOCK STRUT LOST ITS NITROGEN CHARGE WHICH LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE NOSE GEAR FAILING TO EXTEND. THE REVIEW OF THIS EVENT IS ONGOING. OPEN