Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 3, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7528A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49920
Aircraft time
73,134 hours, 38,537 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Failed
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AUTO SPOILER DO NOT USE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH RT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. ACFT YAW & NOISE WAS NOTED BY FLIGHT CREW & FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. GEAR WAS CYCLED IAW QRH PROCEDURE WITH SAME RESULTS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS GNDED. REPLACED RT MLG ACTUATOR IAW AMM 32-32-02 DUE TO INTERNAL STOP BROKEN. ALSO REPLACED RT MLG ACTUATOR UPPER & LOWER LINKS DUE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY ACTUATOR FAILURE.

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