Service difficulty report · Spring · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N882CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
168
Part
Spring
Part number
MS24586C192
Condition
Weak
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CLT - FLT 7304 - LEFT GEAR DOOR OPEN INDICATION CONTINUED AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. VISUALLY VERIFIED THAT DOOR WAS CLOSED RETURNED TO CLT FOR MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED GEAR DOOR SYSTEM AND THEN REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR DOOR SPRING. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)