What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE NLG DRAG STRUT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A LARGE CRACK.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2013
- Submitted
- March 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N375PH
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8202
- Aircraft serial
- 529
- Aircraft time
- 27,899 hours, 37,791 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Drag Strut
- Part number
- 8800137
- Part serial
- DCL1888906R
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nlg
- Part time
- 45,234 hours, 44,288 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.