Service difficulty report · Spring · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 10, 2003
Submitted
July 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AL
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46135
Aircraft time
76,614 hours, 24,021 cycles
Part
Spring
Part number
2714425
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LOG PAGE 102010. AFTER TAKEOFF, DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FOUND BROKEN SPRING AT RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR CONTROL VALVE MECHANISM. REPLACED SPRING IAW MM 32-32-7, PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW MM 32-30-0; FOUND NORMAL SYSTEM.

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