Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 29, 2017
Submitted
June 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N958DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49977
Aircraft time
71,344 hours, 52,930 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator Attach
Stage of operation
CL
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 REPORTED A RED LT MLG UNSAFE INDICATION WITH ASSOCIATED AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT AND AUTO-SPOILER FAIL EOAP MESSAGE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND CREW RECEIVED 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS WITH GEAR DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER LINK ASSEMBLY FOR THE MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR LOWER ATTACH POINT BROKEN. THE UPPER AND LOWER LINK ASSEMBLIES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED AND A GEAR SWING ACCOMPLISHED.

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