Service difficulty report · Structure · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
February 27, 2007
Submitted
March 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
37,435 hours, 40,856 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

RED NOSE GEAR ADVISORY LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY, CYCLED GEAR BUT INDICATION REMAINED UNSAFE, PERFORMED SEVERAL TOWER FLYBY'S AND GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY. FOUND SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS IN THE NOSE GEAR DECK. REPAIRED DECK AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ENGINEERING ORDER EO8-53-07-3059.