Service difficulty report · Turnbuckle · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
March 5, 2004
Submitted
March 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
163
Aircraft time
39,300 hours, 43,734 cycles
Part
Turnbuckle
Part number
MS21251B2L
Condition
Bent
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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 WOULD NOT RELEASE HAD TO BE MANUALLY RELEASED. WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN NOSE UNSAFE LIGHT D/N ILLUMINATE, TRIED MANUAL EXTENSION, DID NOT WORK, TRIED AGAIN AND GEAR UNLOCKED. FOUND TURNBUCKLE BENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED TURNBUCKLE, OPS CHECK GOOD.