Service difficulty report · Line · Dhav DHC8301

Difficulty date
August 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8301
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Line
Part number
DSCZ52B40124
Condition
Cracked
Location
Drag Strut
Part time
17,765 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP IT DID NOT FULLY RETRACT AND THE GEAR DOORS REMAINED OPEN. THEN ALL LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH #2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE CAME ON, AND #2 HYDRAULIC INDICATOR DROPPED TO ZERO. AIRCRAFT RETURNED HOME AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACKED HYDRAULIC LINE AT NOSE DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR.