Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
March 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46113
Part
Cylinder
Part number
5774035508
Condition
Sheared Pin
Location
Mlg
Part time
46,659 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB-OUT OF PDX GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT, RIGHT MLG DOOR, AND RIGHT MLG UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. DURING UPLATCH CHECK, THE LIGHT STAYED ON. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND UPLATCH CHECK DOOR LIGHT WENT OUT; GEAR UNLATCHED AND UNSAFE LIGHT STAYED ON. CONTINUED AT REDUCED AIRSPEED TO ILN. FOUND MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH PIN TO GEAR SHEARED AT THE STRUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE ATTACH PIN IAW REA0832-11273-MR AND DC 8 OVH MANUAL CHAPTER 32. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MLG ACTUATOR AS PRECAUTIONARY IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 32. GEAR INDICATION AND OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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