What was found
DURING MAINTENANCE MIDDLETOWN, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT AIRCRAFT 809EX HAD A 7 INCH CRACK FROM THE TOP AFT CENTER EDGE OF NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT BODY DOWNWARD. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE STRUT ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- October 21, 2004
- Submitted
- October 22, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 302
- Aircraft time
- 32,962 hours, 36,417 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Strut
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 32,825 hours, 36,477 cycles
- Component
- Landing Gear
- Component part number
- 8800133
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.