Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
April 21, 2010
Submitted
December 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N266AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49291
Aircraft time
72,618 hours, 38,707 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED LOUD BANG CAME FROM LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. EMERGENCY DECLARED LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR BROKEN AT LOWER ATTACH POINT. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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