SDR CAL951067

Service difficulty report · Latch Spring · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17535
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47111
Part
Latch Spring
Part number
29235941
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Lt Mlg Door
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

FLT NR 1090 - ATL - THE LT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING UPLATCH CHECK. THE RED UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER UPLATCH CHECK. 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH. THE A/C HAD A HISTORY OF THE LT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MLG DOOR LATCH ROLLER SPRING TENSION OUT OF LIMITS. BOTH SPRINGS WERE R/R. TENSION CHK WAS PERFORMED AND BOTH SPRINGS WERE WITHIN LIMIT. THE PROB WAS REPEATED ON THE SUBSEQUENT FLT AND LUBRICATION OF THE UPLATCH ASSY FIXED THE PROB. THE A/C HAS FLOWN 7 FLTS W/O A REPEAT OF THE PROBLEM SINCE THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS IMPLEMENTED. M

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