What was found
DURING A CHECK INSPECTION LEFT UPLOCK ACTUATOR INBOARD SPRING FOUND BROKEN. BROKEN SPRING REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOWTY COMPONENT MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-21. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2001
- Submitted
- September 29, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N830EX
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8102
- Aircraft serial
- 155
- Aircraft time
- 27,907 hours, 31,325 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- CO3600491750S
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Left
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- S
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.