Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 25, 2006
Submitted
February 1, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
35,757 hours, 39,410 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg Drag Strut
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN SELECTING GEAR UP RECEIVED NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION, GEAR WAS SLOW TO RETRACT. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOLLOWED UP ON 1/27/06 BY REPLACING THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR. 01/31/06 PROBLEM REOCCURRED NOSE GEAR RED LIGHT AND HANDLE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR 5 MINS AFTER TAKEOFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED NLG DRAG STRUT ACTUATOR.