Service difficulty report · Link · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936AS
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49363
Part
Link
Part number
3937030501
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Uplock
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 RT MLG LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING MIA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MCO WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG UP ACTUATOR LOWER LINK BROKEN. THE LINK WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-10-00. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 07-11-00 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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