Service difficulty report · Indicator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
August 22, 2005
Submitted
August 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AM
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49397
Aircraft time
57,709 hours, 27,765 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Radar
Part time
9,367 hours, 6,643 cycles
Component
Radar
Component part number
6226514205
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIRCRAFT RETURNED, DURING CRUISE RADAR SYSTEM WAS OUT OF SERVICE. DURING MAINTENANCE REVISION WAS DETECTED RADAR INDICATOR OUT OF SERVICE. THE INDICATOR RADAR WAS REPLACED IAW MM 34-41-02, TESTED CORRECT AND THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING CHECK WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 05-51-04, ALL CORRECT. AFTER DISPATCH, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PLATFORM, FLIGHT CONTROLS TEST, MOVEMENT OF PEDAL WAS RESTRICTED. THE STEERING MECHANISM SYSTEM WAS CHECK IAW MM 32-50-00 AND THE RUDER CONTROL LEVER WAS POSITIONED CORRECTLY IAW MM 27-20-00, TESTED CORRECT.

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