Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
February 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46837
Part
Bracket
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, J

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, RIGHT HAND MAIN INDICATED UNSAFE. RECYCLED GEAR, INDICATIONS REMAINED SAME. FOUND UPLOCK TARGET SENSOR BRACKET BROKEN. PLACED ON OPEN ITEM LIST FOR INSTALLATION AT COMPLETION OF FERRY FLIGHT TO JFK. GEAR TO BE SWUNG BEFORE INSTALLATION TO BE SURE THAT NOTHING IS OUT OF RIG WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS TO BREAK. REMAINDER OF BRACKET ALONG WITH CONDUIT IS SECURED ADJACENT LINKAGE PER FERRY PERMIT 97-01 (2300Z). REPLACED LATCH CYLINDER LEVER AND TARGET SENSOR. ADJUSTED PER M.M. 32-34-03. AFTER RETRACTION TEST ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS FOR LANDING GEAR NORMAL. NO UNSAFE CONDITION EXIST PER M.M. 32-30-00.

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