Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
April 25, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
33,357 hours
Part
Actuator
Part number
8300
Condition
Malfunctioned
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) NLG FAILED TO EXTEND ON APPROACH, ALTERNATE EXTENSION USED, NLG RETRACT ACTUATOR REPLACED, A/C RTS. SUSPECT SEAL ISSUE - BYPASSING INTERNALLY. UNIT RETURND TO VENDOR (SAFRAN) FOR TEARDOWN (TC# 20190502008)