Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dhav DHC6300

Difficulty date
August 2, 2017
Submitted
August 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675BA
Make and model
Dhav DHC6300
Aircraft serial
675
Aircraft time
34,414 hours, 78,854 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
C6UM11108
Part serial
0035VJ
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Part time
831 cycles
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

DURING A MAIN LANDING GEAR REPLACEMENT, A 2" CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WELD. LANDING GEAR LEG WAS REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED UNIT IAW MAINTENANCE MANUAL.