Service difficulty report · Rod · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
December 14, 2007
Submitted
December 19, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
498
Aircraft time
23,228 hours, 33,854 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 2035. LT MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN WITH NO INDICATION FROM THE COCKPIT, ONLY THE LT SIDE OF THE DOOR IS OPEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SPRING, CONNECT ROD WHICH WERE BROKEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.