SDR ABXA070016

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
December 23, 2006
Submitted
January 24, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46061
Aircraft time
77,467 hours, 28,104 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Component
Mlg Strut Assy
Component part number
57740355507ABX1
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT LEAKED. FOUND TORSION LINK APEX BOLT DAMAGED/BROKE ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. REPLACED TORSION LINK APEX BOLT ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR REPACK ON (AVBORNE) NR WX-314, IAW DC8 MM. REPLACED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR RETRACT ACTUATOR (P/N: 5715583-5001, S/N: 131) AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR (P/N: 5774035-5507ABX1, S/N: PPC003) IAW DC8 MM. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON ABX L/P 033909-089/2 AND AVBORNE'S WO 26627, NR WX-314, WX-315, WX-316, AND WX-317.

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