SDR 97ZZZX2545

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Mtsbsi MU300

Difficulty date
May 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N88ME
Make and model
Mtsbsi MU300
Aircraft serial
AO66SA
Part
Control Cable
Part number
12838002141
Condition
Broke
Location
Lt Mlg Down
Part time
570 hours
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, CREW SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT RECEIVED NO GEAR INDICATION. CREW CYCLED GEAR, RECEIVED NO INDICATION. PERFORMED EMERG EXT PROCEDURE IAW FLT MANUAL, RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR INDICATION. ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED ACFT, FOUND LT MAIN GEAR INBD DOOR UPLOCK RELEASE CABLE BROKEN AT CLEVIS END NEAR THE UPLOCK ACTUATOR AND A DENT IN THE RELEASE CABLE PROTECTIVE COVER (PREV INSTALLED PER SB 32-004). DUE TO SLACK IN THIS CABLE, SUSPECT DURING NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION, CLEVIS END BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ROLLER AND PROTECTIVE COVER. THIS ALLOWED GEAR TO RETRACT NORMALLY, BUT PREVENTED INBD DOOR FROM CLOSING WHICH CAUSED INITIAL GEAR INDICATION PROBLEM.