Service difficulty report · Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 27, 2003
Submitted
April 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
292
Aircraft time
29,407 hours, 32,598 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
82910016009
Part serial
LI0307
Condition
Sluggish
Location
Nlg
Part time
29,407 hours, 32,598 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, NOSE GEAR MADE STRANGE NOISE. RED UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ILLUM 10 SEC AFTER MAIN GEAR INDICATING GREEN. AFTER NOISE STOPPED NOSE GEAR EXTENDED. MX INSPECTED ACFT & BLED NR 2 HYD SYS. TEST FLT SATIFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND NORMALLY AN ALTERNATE EXTENSION PERFORMED. MX PERFORMED TEST ON PROXIMITY SENSOR ELECTRONICS UNIT & INSPECTED NOSE GEAR. LANDING GEAR SWUNG, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. TEST FLT UNSATISFACTORY. CREW REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND. MX REPLACED NOSE GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR, NOSE GEAR SELECTOR VALVE UNDER COCKPIT FLOOR & REPLACED RELAY 3261-K7. OPS & LEAK CHECK GOOD. GEAR SWUNG, NO DEFECTS NOTED. TEST FLT SATISFACTORY.