Service difficulty report · Torque Link Bolt · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49363
Part
Torque Link Bolt
Part number
39632951N
Condition
Over Torqued
Location
Nlg
Part time
28,048 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

SEA - ON ARRIVAL OF FLT 443, CREW REPORTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT GO TO RETRACT POSITION. HAD TO PUSH INTERLOCK BUTTON TO RAISE HANDLE. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT PRESSURE LOW AND TORQUE LINK APEX BOLT OVER TORQUED. SERVICED NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT TO PROPER DIMENSION AND RETORQUED APEX BOLT. ACCOMPLISHED GEAR SWING AND OPERATED NORMALLY. REFERENCE 95ZZZM60.

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