Service difficulty report · Fitting · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
October 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Fitting
Part number
85411782003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Actuator
Part time
4,605 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SUPPORT FITTINGS FOUND CRACKED. BOTH FITTINGS ARE POST-MOD 8/1830 AND 8/2049 IN ACCORDANCE WITH BRAD SB 8-54-27 AND 8-54-34 RESPECTIVELY AS MANDATED BY AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE CF-91-25. CRACKS FOUND IN SAME AREA AS PER THE PRE-AD CRACKING. CRACKS WERE ONLY DETECTED BY MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION WHICH WAS CARRIED OUT ONLY AS A PRECAUTION. IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT A NEW FITTING OF IMPROVED MANUFACTURE PER MOD 8/2075 IS AVAILABLE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT BEING INTRODUCED IN THE FIELD PER THE SB.