Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
January 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47464
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
332754
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES. WHEN GEAR CYCLED UP, LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. LOWERED GEAR AND HAD 3 GEAR SAFE LIGHTS AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONTINUED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED. REPLACED THE SHEARED RIVETS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBE AND DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND REASSEMBLED THE LEFT PUSH/PULL CABLES, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 32-60-00.

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