Service difficulty report · Handle · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
August 29, 2003
Submitted
September 2, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
326
Aircraft time
26,185 hours, 28,651 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
5352011
Part serial
215
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Part time
36,405 hours, 40,523 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

CREW REPORTED THAT DURING APPROACH, WHEN SELECTING GEAR HANDLE DOWN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GEAR HANDLE AND USED A HYDRAULIC MULE FOR OPERATIONAL CHECK. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEMS WAS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.