SDR ABXA030319

Service difficulty report · Pivot Assy · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
August 1, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N951AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47616
Aircraft time
50,965 hours, 41,820 cycles
Part
Pivot Assy
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME OUT ON UPLATCH CHECK. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND RECEIVED NORMAL INDICATION. FOUND UPLOCK PIVOT BOLT BOUND UP TO HOOK AND STRUCTURE IMPEDING MOVEMENT OF HOOK. PULLED, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED PIVOT BOLT AND BOSS. INSTALLED REMOTE HYDRAULIC PUMP TO UPLATCH ACTUATOR AND VERIFIED OPS OF ACTUATOR. PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND LEAK CHECK OF LINES. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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