Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Dhav DHC2MK1

Difficulty date
January 13, 2015
Submitted
January 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4794C
Make and model
Dhav DHC2MK1
Aircraft serial
342FM157
Aircraft time
37,254 hours
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS28775114
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Actuator
Component
Actuator · Dhav
Component part number
C2UF2569A
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AS THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT CONDUCTED ITS LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LG. BOTH MLG EXTENDED & BOTH NLG REMAINED RETRACTED. THE PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE MLG & THEY REMAINED EXTENDED. THE ACFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY ON BOTH MLG & THE FLOATS. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RUB STRIP & THE OUTER SKIN ON THE LT FLOAT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SHAFT SEAL O RING ON THE RT MLG ACTUATOR WAS DAMAGED, ALLOWING LOSS OF HYD FLUID. THE PLUG THAT HOLDS SAID O RING WAS CORRODED, WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGED O RING. NEITHER THE TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE OF THE ACTUATOR NOR THE TOTAL TIME SINCE DISASSEMBLY & RE SEAL OF THE ACTUATOR COULD BE DETERMINED.