Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 18, 2019
Submitted
June 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49982
Aircraft time
75,314 hours, 56,598 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Bottle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PUT LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO LAND. LOUD BANG AND A/C SHUDDER. RIGHT HYDRAULICS LOST. RAN QRH PROCEDURES AND LANDED. FOUND R/H BOTTLE PIN BROKE. REPLACED BOTTLE PIN PER MD88 AMM 57-40-02 AND REPLACED R/H MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR PER MD88 AMM 32-32-02. LEAK CHECK AND OPS GOOD. CYCLED MLG SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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