Service difficulty report · Uplock Hook · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 10, 2007
Submitted
October 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N839EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
226
Aircraft time
40,913 hours, 45,924 cycles
Part
Uplock Hook
Part number
83231029103
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEFT GEAR DOOR REMAINED IN YELLOW. CYCLED GEAR PER PROCEDURE THEN THE LEFT GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AT ALL. USED ALTERNATE EXTENSION, GOT ALL GREEN LIGHTS. CIRCLED AND RETURNED TO HPN. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT CAPTAIN DID REQUEST CFR TRUCKS. FOUND LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR UPLOCK HOOK WORN. REPLACED BUSHING, RIGGED ACTUATOR AND PROX SWITCH IAW -8 MM 32-10-21, OPS CHECK GOOD.