Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 24, 2001
Submitted
August 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AV
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
45969
Aircraft time
83,135 hours, 27,129 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
4771392501
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
1,007 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON DEPART FROM (SYCJ) LG WAS RETRACTED AND BOTH GEAR AND DOOR UNSAFE LTS ILLUMINATED. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES FOLLOWED. ON GEAR EXTENSION, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THREE GREEN LIGHTS. PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION ((SMJP) WITH GEAR SELECTED DOWN. ON POST FLIGHT FOUND RETRACT CYL ON LT MLG. DETACHED FROM UPPER MAIN STRUT CYLINDER. BOSS IS MISSING ON GEAR CYL, AND RETRACT CYL IS HANGING FROM UPPER SWIVEL.INSPECTION OF LT MAIN LANDING GEAR AREA FOUND BROKEN GEAR ACTUATOR RETRACT PIN. REMOVED DAMAGE PIN AND INSTALLED NEW PIN. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW MFG RECOMMENDATIONS. WHILE ON JACKS, COMPLETED GEAR FUNCTIONAL TEST OF GEAR AND INDICATIONS SYSTEMS.

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