Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
October 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N302FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46801
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HARD LANDING, A HARD LANDING INSP WAS PERFORMED. THE INSP FOUND NOSE LAND GEAR COVERED IN 5605. MX DISASSEMBLED AND REPACKED SAME. LEFT MAIN TIRES NR 5 AND NR 6 BLOWN AND WHEELS BENT. THE NR 1, 2, 5 AND 6 WHEELS TIRES AND BRAKES WERE REPLACED. LEFT STRUT SCRAPER RING FOUND HANGING OUT OF STRUT. THE LEFT STRUT WAS DISASSEMBLED, INSP AND REPACKED. THE STRUT LOWER CYLINDER METERING ROD HAD NUMEROUS DENTS AND WAS REPLACED. THE NR 2 WHEEL AXLE SLEEVE HAD SPUN ON THE AXLE AND WAS REPLACED.

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