Service difficulty report · Drag Strut · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 14, 2000
Submitted
April 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
120
Aircraft time
31,447 hours, 35,839 cycles
Part
Drag Strut
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND ON DOWN SELECTION. CYCLED GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SLOW TO EXTEND. REPLACED NLG DRAG STRUT UPPER LOCK LINK AND ALTERNATE RELEASE LINK BUSHINGS.