Service difficulty report · Bearing · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 23, 2011
Submitted
January 26, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53249
Aircraft time
56,795 hours, 29,150 cycles
Part
Bearing
Condition
Cracked
Location
Gear Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ELP CREW REPORTED ON APPROACH NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION WHEN GEAR SELECTED DOWN. RECYCLED GEAR, STILL NO DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. USED ALTERNATE GEAR DOWN AND ALL THREE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED ELP WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED GEAR HANDLE BEARING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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