Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 18, 1997
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft time
28,428 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF7
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg Ww
Part time
22,936 hours, 32,194 cycles
Component
Landing Gear · Dhav
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) ON GEAR EXTENSION, A NOSE GEAR UNSAFE CONDITION WAS INDICATED. MANUAL SYSTEM ALSO INDICATED UNSAFE. GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH SAME RESULTS. GEAR WAS THEN MANUALLY EXTENDED WITH THE SAME UNSAFE INDICATION. FLYBY CARRIED OUT TWICE WITH VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE IN THE PROPER POSITION. A/C LANDED, GEAR SECURED AND A/C TOWED TO HANGAR. THE UPPER FITTING FOR THE DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR WAS FOUND BROKEN THROUGH THE ATTACHING BULKHEAD WHICH ALLOWED THE GEAR TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. THE WEIGHT OF THE A/C FORCED THE GEAR FULLY DOWN WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS.