Service difficulty report · Strut · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
September 26, 2002
Submitted
September 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N356PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
502
Aircraft time
11,470 hours, 16,231 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Low
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

SEA- RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO, ON GEAR RETRACTION, WEIGHT ON WHEELS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALL THREE GEAR DOOR LIGHTS STAYED ON AND NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. DISAGREEMENT LIGHTS ON GEAR HANDLE ALSO STAYED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION METHOD NR 1. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NOSE STRUT COMPRESSED. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AND CLEANED PROX SENSORS. NO LEAKS NOTED. OPERATIONAL CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.