Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC2MK3

Difficulty date
October 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK3
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Spring
Part number
6A06625001
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nose Gear
Component
Wipair · 6000
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) AT 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE UPPER END OF THE RIGHT HAND NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DARK. NOSE GEAR SPRING WAS REMOVED FROM GEAR TROLLEY AND PART WAS FOUND DELAMINATED. IN ADDITION THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS COMING OUT FROM THE BOLT HOLES IN THE NOSE SPRING. THE LEFT HAND NOSE SPRING WAS THEN REMOVED TO CHECK. IT TOO WAS BEGINNING TO DELAMINATE AS WAS EVIDENT FROM THE BLACK LINE IN THE FIBERGLASS NOSE SPRING AND THERE WERE STRESS CRACKS COMING FROM THE BOLT HOLES ALSO.