Service difficulty report · Fitting · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 29, 2002
Submitted
May 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
376
Aircraft time
21,958 hours, 24,113 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
85411783001
Part serial
335
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cracked
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BGM-BUF FLIGHT#3779. CREW REPORTED RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE AND NOSE YELLOW DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. BOTH GEAR CONFIRMED RETRACTED AND RIGHT MAIN DOORS OPEN. CHATTERING HYDRAULIC NOISE FROM NOSE GEAR. MAINTENANCE FOUND OUTBOARD BUSHING (PN NAS75-12-017) MISSING FROM RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING, AND FITTING WAS CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACTION ACTUATOR FITTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEHAVILLAND DASH 8 MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-30-11 AND PIEDMONT TASK CARD 32-30-18I. CYCLED THE GEAR, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD