Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14816
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49370
Part
Actuator
Part number
59370365501
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
11,765 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

THE LEFT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH THE YELLOW GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING IAH. CYCLING THE GEAR DID NOT HELP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MLG RETRACT CYLINDER PER MM 32-32-02. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND ALL OPERATION AND INDICATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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