SDR CKSA97456

Service difficulty report · Actuator Bolt · Doug DC8F55

Difficulty date
August 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6161C
Make and model
Doug DC8F55
Aircraft serial
45856
Part
Actuator Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
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

PERFORMED GEAR UP LATCH CHECK AND DOOR'S NOT LATCHED AND GEAR NOT AND LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CYCLED GEAR AND PERFORMED CHECKLIST AND LIGHTS REMAINED ON. SECURED RIGHT MLG ACTUATOR, INSTALLED AND SAFTIED ALL THREE GEAR PINS FOR FLIGHT. THIS A/C HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND FOUND SAFE FOR INTENDED FERRY FLIGHT. ON POSTFLIGHT FOUND RT MAIN GEAR CYLINDER BOSS BOLT BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RETRACT PIN RT MLG IAW DC8 OHM CHAPT 32-2-1 AND SB 32-101. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR INSTALLATION IAW DC8 MM 32-4-2, LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW DC8 MM 32-3-0. NO LEAKS OR DEFECTS NOTED.

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