Service difficulty report · Rod End · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 12, 2007
Submitted
December 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N375FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46613
Aircraft time
82,550 hours, 33,263 cycles
Part
Rod End
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Handle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER ROTATION GEAR HANDLE DID NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION COMPLIED WITH QRH. GEAR HANDLE DID MOVE UP WITH HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON PUSHED. LANDED AT KLCK, FOUND ROD END AS DESCRIBED IN AMM 32-24-01-2 FIGURE 201 SHEET 1 AS ITEM "G" TO HAVE LOWER END DISCONNECTED FROM THE LINKAGE IT IS NORMALLY ATTACHED. ALL ATTACH HARDWARE WAS MISSING. FOLLOWING AMM 32-24-01-2 INSPECTED AND REATTACHED ROD END WITH NEW HARDWARE DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL WRITE UP. INSPECTED THE GROUND SENSE MECHANISM AND SURROUNDING AREA PER THE DESCRIPTIONS IN AMM 32-24-01-2. ALL CHECKS NORMAL.

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