SDR 9713829860

Service difficulty report · Casting · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
July 15, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N769NC
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47757
Part
Casting
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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. CREW RECYCLED GEAR THREE TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DTW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLLOW-UP CASTING BROKEN. ALSO, FOUND ARM AT BOTTOM OF DOOR SEQUENCING TORQUE TUBE BENT. REPLACED CASTING, TORQUE TUBE LINK AND ARM. ALSO, REPLACED BOTH SKID PLATES DUE TO SCRAPING ON LANDING AFTER EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WERE UTILIZED. OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL ON GEAR CYCLE.

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