What was found
NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, CONVERTED EDO 7490 FLOATS. WE FOUND A CORROSION HOLE IN A RIGID ALUMINUM HYDRAULIC LINE BETWEEN THE LINE AND A RUBBER SPACER WHERE THE GEAR INDICATION WIRING TY-RAPED TO THE LINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 14, 2014
- Submitted
- January 15, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N395B
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC3
- Aircraft serial
- 225
- Aircraft time
- 13,866 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A34
- Engine time
- 4,055 hours, 9,000 cycles
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- MADETOFIT
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.