Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 5, 2019
Submitted
March 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
75,469 hours, 56,640 cycles
Part
Torque Tube
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
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

AIRBORNE RETURN DUE TO GEAR/GEAR DOOR MALFUNCTION EMERGENCY DECLARATION AFTER TAKEOFF GEAR DID NOT INDICATE FULLY RETRACTED GEAR DOOR AMBER OPEN LIGHT AND RIGHT MAIN RED GEAR LIGHT COMPLIED WITH QRH EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED TO ATL. INSPECTED AND FOUND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLLOW UP TORQUE TUBE ASSY DAMAGED ALSO FOUND SKIDS DAMAGED ON BOTH LT AND RT INBOARD DOORS DAMAGED INBOARD GEAR DOORS TRANSFERRED TO NR 001 AND NR 002 DATED 04 MAR 19 REMOVED AND REPLACED FOLLOW UP TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY FOR RT MAIN LANDING GEAR REPLACED IAW AMM 32-31 NEEDS OPS CHECK RIGGED TORQUE TUBE PUSH PULL CABLES PER AMM 32-31-00 PAGE BLOCK 501 301 5 L AND R SIDES COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT OF TORQUE TUBE PUSH-PULL CABLES PER MD 88 AMM 32-31-00 PAGE BLOCK 501 3B1-15 COMPLETED ADJUSTMENT OF TORQUE TUBE PUSH PULL CABLES PER AMM 32-31-00 PAGEBLOCK 501 3B 16-20 PERFORMED GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION PER AMM 32-30. SDR REPORTED DUE TO LOGBOOK ENTERED DECLARED EMERGENCY. (LP5514258)

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