Service difficulty report · Latch Mechanism · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
February 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N19504
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47638
Part
Latch Mechanism
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Part time
26,010 hours
Stage of operation
TO
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

UPLATCH CHECK WAS UNSATISFACTORY. THE LEFT GEAR UNSAFE AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND RECHECKED, BUT WAS STILL UNSATISFACTORY. OPERATION WAS CONTINUED AT BELOW .70 MACH WITH RIGHT ENGINE HYDRAULICS ON HIGH. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOOR LATCH MECHANISM AT FAULT, ALLOWING THE DOOR TO DROOP WITH HYDRAULIC POWER OFF. THE LATCH MECHANISM WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-31-4, PAGES 201-210.

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