Service difficulty report · Housing Actuator · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
January 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC932
Part
Housing Actuator
Part number
5927079507
Condition
Missing Bolt
Location
Nose Ldg Gear
Stage of operation
AP
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

(CAN)WHEN LANDING GEAR SELECTED DOWN ON APPROACH, IT APPEARED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE SLOW TO OPEN. THIS CONDITION WAS FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. SUBSEQUENT MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR UPPER BOLT MISSING. MAINTENANCE ACTION INVOLVED REPLACING HOUSING ACTUATOR, RETRACT ACTUATOR AND INSTALLING NEW BOLT. CHECK RETRACTIONS CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE.

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