Service difficulty report · Rod · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 1, 2008
Submitted
January 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49730
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
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

ABQ INFLIGHT. CREW REPORTED LT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. RETURNED TO ABQ AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ROD END SHREARED OFF. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUNGEE ROD. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (CLOSED)

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