Service difficulty report · Link · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 16, 2008
Submitted
November 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
234
Aircraft time
33,233 hours, 35,864 cycles
Part
Link
Part number
89923
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg Steering
Part time
9,769 hours, 11,424 cycles
Component
Steerng Actuato
Component part number
8900121
Stage of operation
AP
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

IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING AT PHL THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR WAS RED. THE MAIN GEAR INDICTED NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CREW DID THE ALTERNATE EXTENSION AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE STILL RETRACTED, , THERE WERE NO INJURES REPORTED. UPON INSPECTION, LINK ON THE STEERING ACTUATOR FOUND BROKEN. STEERING ACTUATOR AND LINKS REPLACED. ACFT FERRIED TO SBY. DURING INSPECTION AFTER A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING, THE FRAME MEMBER AT X167.5 WAS BUCKLED BETWEEN STRINGERS 32S AND 32P.FRAME MEMBER WAS REPLACED IAW DEHAVILLAND STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED YET DUE TO OTHER ONGOING WORK.