SDR ARWA990101

Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46150
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
57191765508
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
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

MIA - FLT 940 - AFTER LANDING AND DURING TAXI, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT WAS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND THE RED GEAR DOOR UNSAFE RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, SUSPECTED FAULTY GEAR DOWN MICROSWITCH. FOUND RT MLG 'A' FRAME WITH CRACKED LUG. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG 'A' FRAME ASSY (TORQUE TUBE) AND LINKAGE, OPS CHECKED NORMAL ON GEAR SWING IAW DC-8 MM 32-11-3 AND MM 32-30-3. (M)

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