Service difficulty report · Nut · Doug DC951

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

LEFT MLG RETRACT MECHANISM SUPPORT FITTING ATTACH NUT REQUIRES RETORQUE TO 200-250 FOOT POUNDS WITHIN 100 FLIGHT HOURS. RETORQUE OF LT MLG RETRACT MECHANISM FITTING IAW AMM 57-40.

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