SDR 96ZZZX3028

Service difficulty report · Rod End · Doug DC931

Difficulty date: May 17, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N987Z
Make and model: Doug DC931
Aircraft serial: 47137
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Rod End
Part number: 39140165503
Condition: Broken
Location: Rt Mlg
Stage of operation: CL
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

STL - FLT 609 - AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, RT MLG DID NOT RETRACT. EXTENDED ALL LANDING GEARS. FOUND RT MLG BUNGEE CYLINDER ROD END, MFG PN 3914016-5503, FRACTURED. REPLACED BUNGEE CYLINDER AND RT MLG OPERATION CHECKED NORMAL. CHECK C - 1-12-96 - STL.

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