Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 23, 2014
Submitted
March 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76200
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53290
Aircraft time
67,891 hours, 29,194 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt 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

DFW, REPEAT ITEM, CREW REPORTED AFTER TAKEOFF RT LG HAD A RED GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS INITIALLY OFF BUT THEN CAME ON. TURNED ENG HYD PUMPS ON & BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT MLG LATCH CYLINDER & DOOR ACTUATOR. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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