Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 3, 2014
Submitted
January 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N943DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49816
Aircraft time
64,272 hours, 47,994 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND PERFORMED ALTERNATE GEAR EXTEND PROCEDURES IAW THE QRH. FOUND A MISSING BOLT, ECCENTRIC, AND SHEARED BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE TARGET. ALL MISSING, OR DAMAGED, REPLACED AND THE GEAR OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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