Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 21, 2016
Submitted
August 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49336
Aircraft time
84,582 hours, 46,076 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR UNSAFE (RED) WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND LOWER FAIRING FORWARD OF RIGHT HAND GEAR DOOR LOWER AFT LINK BOLT MISSING. INSTALLED NEW BOLT IAW AMM 53-52-00. PSEU AUTOMATIC SYSTEM TEST GOOD PER AMM 32-60-04.

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