SDR ABXA040388

Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
November 18, 2004
Submitted
December 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N819AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45927
Aircraft time
86,166 hours, 27,902 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION, "LNDG GEAR UNSAFE' LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, FAILED UPLATCH CHECK. LEFT GEAR AND LEFT DOOR LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING ALT UPLATCH CHECK. MAINTENANCE AT FLL, FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR ATTACH PIN SHEARED. REPLACED LEFT HAND GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR ATTACH PIN IAW OVERHAUL MANUAL 32-1-1B. WORK PERFORMED BY AAR LANDING GEAR SERVICES. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK DEFERRED PER FERRY PERMIT NR 017-04. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO ILN. AT ILN PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM 32-30-00-2-0001. AT ILN, REPLACED LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT SWIVEL GLAND LOWER 90 DEGREE FITTING DUE TO LEAKING IAW DC8 MM 20-13-00-2-0001, LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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