SDR CAL960619

Service difficulty report · Dnlock Actuator · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
May 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14074
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46911
Part
Dnlock Actuator
Part number
39140165505
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
4,159 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MAN - FLT 9891 - THE CENTER GEAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR 2 MINUTES AFTER GEAR HANDLE HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE 'UP' POSITION ON TAKEOFF FROM MAN. IT THEN EXTINGUISHED. GEAR WAS CYCLED AND EXTENSION OF LT MLG WAS ROUGH. CENTER GEAR DID NOT EXTEND UNTIL USE OF ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. ACFT RETURNED TO MAN WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FND THE CLG ISOLATION SWITCH IN 'UP' POSITION. SWITCH WAS RESET. WHEN LANDING GEAR WERE SWUNG, ALL BUT LT MLG RETRACTED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE FND LT MLG DOWNLOCK ACTUATOR BUNGEE SHEARED. ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. DOWNLOCK TARGET AND HARNESS WERE REPLACED DUE TO DAMAGE. RESTRICTOR VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO BEING STUCK OPEN. GEAR OPERATION CHECKED

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