Service difficulty report · Tube · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 28, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
034
Aircraft time
39,849 hours, 46,295 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
82245
Part serial
DCL665
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg
Part time
13,565 hours, 14,865 cycles
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 LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE LOCKED DOWN WITH NORMAL AND ALTERNATE INDICATION. CREW RETRACTED GEAR AND PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION. NORMAL INDICATION STILL SHOWED UNSAFE, BUT ALTERNATE INDICATION SHOWED GEAR AS LOCKED DOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NLG DRAG STRUT PIVOT TUBE BENT. REPLACED PIVOT TUBE.