Service difficulty report · Piston Cap · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Piston Cap
Part number
88303
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Component
Rotol · 8800121
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K, O

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

What was found

(CAN)ON 'L' CHECK, FLANGE PORTION OF PISTON WITH WRENCHING INSERTED WAS FOUND BROKEN OFF AND BEING RETAINED ONLY BY LOWER LINK ASSEMBLY. PART SENT TO DOWTY MESSIER FOR EVALUATION. AWAITING INFO.