Service difficulty report · Door · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 12, 2003
Submitted
October 17, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
148
Aircraft time
38,805 hours, 43,466 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
85420006001
Part serial
FI098A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Part time
39,229 hours, 44,678 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR AMBER LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT WENT OUT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD. FOUND THE BOLT FOR THE LT FWD MAIN GEAR DOOR PUSH ROD TO DOOR ATTACH POINT WORN INTO AND JAMMED AGAINST THE ADJACENT NACELLE FRAME. REPLACED THE FRAME AND THE LEFT FWD MAIN GEAR DOOR.