Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
October 17, 2008
Submitted
November 18, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
321
Aircraft time
41,157 hours, 44,959 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
8300101
Part serial
DCL37591
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Nlg
Part time
41,157 hours, 44,959 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

FLIGHT 4165 LGA TO ROA. THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN ON APPROACH. THE MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS RED. THE ALTERNATE INDICATION WAS NOT INDICATING AND THE APPROACH WAS MISSED. THE GEAR WAS THEN CYCLED FOR A SECOND TIME AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. ALL THREE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATED WERE ILLUMINATED BY THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE PLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. IN ROA THE NOSE GEAR WAS SWUNG. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SLOW AND THE DOORS WOULD STUTTER WHEN OPENING. FLUID COULD ALSO BE HEARD BYPASSING IN THE GEAR WELL. THE NOSE RETRACTION ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MM 32-30-31. THE GEAR WAS AGAIN CYCLED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.