Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 21, 2002
Submitted
September 25, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
220
Aircraft time
31,361 hours, 35,662 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
Part number
85310055
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

MHT-LGA FLIGHT 3535, CREW REPORTED THAT DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, GEAR SELECTED DOWN BUT FAILED TO GET DOWN INDICATION FOR NOSE GEAR. GO-AROUND INITIATED, AND CREW STARTED MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WHEN LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING GEAR WAS DOWN. EMERGENCY DECLARED, FLIGHT LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CRACK IN NOSE DECK AREA / FLOOR WEB. CRACKED AREA WAS REPAIRED. GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.