Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
May 28, 2003
Submitted
May 30, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
24,733 hours, 22,244 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS6404U50
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

PILOT REPORT: DURING APPROACH WHEN LOWERING LANDING GEAR, IT SHOWS 3 GREEN LIGHTS BUT GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINS ON. ABNORMAL LIST WAS PERFORMED BUT LIGHT REMAINS ON. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR DOORS OPEN. DURING INSPECTION ON GROUND WAS FOUND IN BOTH MAIN GEAR INBOARD DOOR BUMPERS SKID WORN AND LT MAIN GEAR INBOARD DOOR STRUCTURE OUTER SKIN WITH SEVERAL CRACKS. LT OUTER BOLT IN ROD-MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM DRIVE WAS FOUND BROKEN, IT WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 32-30-00. LT MAIN GEAR INBOARD DOOR STRUCTURE OUTER SKIN CRACKS WERE REPAIRED IAW SRM AND BUMPERS SKID WERE REPLACED IAW AMM. IT WAS PERFORMED EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST IAW AMM 32-30-00 PAG 201. IT WAS SATISFACTORY.

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