Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
July 11, 2003
Submitted
July 15, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N329EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
290
Aircraft time
22,123 hours, 23,378 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
10449101
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Mlg
Part time
22,144 hours, 23,401 cycles
Component
Stabilizer Stay
Component part number
10400551
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO CLT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD UNSAFE LIGHT. USED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENTION ON NEXT APPROACH. RIGHT GEAR RED LIGHT, DOOR LIGHT AND HANDLE LIGHT ON. ALTERNATE INDICATION SHOWS ALL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. FOUND SPRING ON THE STABILIZER STAY STRUT BROKEN, REPLACED BOTH INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SPRINGS.