Service difficulty report · Rivets · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47165
Part
Rivets
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg Dr Tq Tube
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

AFTER EXTENDING LANDING GEAR, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ABORTED APPROACH AND RECYCLED GEAR. LEFT GEAR RED LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW INITIATED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES AND LANDED WITH THE LEVER UP. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED SHEARED RIVETS IN THE TORQUE TUBE SEQUENCE AFM.

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