Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 1, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49349
Part
Cylinder
Part number
39370335503
Part serial
CPT0492
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

PHX - EN ROUTE PHX TO ORD LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER ROD END BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR CYLINDER. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING AND LUBE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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