Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Spring
Part number
82740037101
Condition
Broken
Location
Gustlock
Part time
20,348 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) IN TAXI, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE GUSTLOCK HANDLE HAD LITTLE OR NO SPRING TENSION WHEN APPLIED. INSPECTION OF THE AILERON SPLITTER QUADRANT AT CENTER WING WAS CARRIED OUT. THE TOP ONE OF THE TWO SPRINGS FOR THE GUSTLOCK LEVER WAS BROKEN AT THE EYE END.