Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
January 24, 2008
Submitted
January 27, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
40,385 hours, 44,378 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Part number
5352011
Part serial
30
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
24,090 hours, 26,300 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

UPON SELECTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND THE RED GEAR UNSAFE CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND EXTENDED THE GEAR USING THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION SYSTEM. MAINTENANCE CHANGED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED EXTENSIVE CHECKS OF THE SYSTEM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.