- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2013
- Submitted
- June 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N786NC
- Make and model
- Doug DC951
- Aircraft serial
- 48148
- Aircraft time
- 72,383 hours, 66,218 cycles
- Part
- Nut
- Condition
- Undertorqued
- Location
- Support Fitting
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
RIGHT MLG RETRACT MECHANISM SUPPORT FITTING ATTACH NUT REQUIRES RETORQUE TO 200-250 FOOT LBS. TORQUE WITHIN APPROX 100 FLIGHT HOURS. RETORQUE OF RT MLG RETRACT MECHANISM FITTING IAW AMM 57- 40. CLOSED LOG AND REMOVED MONITOR INSPECTION IAW ALERT.