Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46041
Part
Bolt
Part number
27735101
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, RETRACTED LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. CHECKED LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCH POSITION, LEFT GEAR DOOR HAD AN UNLATCHED INDICATION. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR AND THE UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON, LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. INSPECTED LEFT MAIN GEAR AND FOUND THE FORWARD ATTACH BOLT AND NUT FOR THE BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER MISSING. INSTALLED FORWARD ATTACH BOLT AND NUT FOR THE BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER I/A/W DC8 MM CHAPTER 32. COMPLETED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK AND OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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