Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
October 6, 2019
Submitted
October 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53585
Aircraft time
51,073 hours, 33,937 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Actuator
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

DUE VERIFICATION FLIGHT DUE TO LT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT. VERIFICATION OF LANDING GEAR OPERATION FAILS. WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN GOT 3 GREEN AND AMBER DOOR LIGHT. PERISCOPE CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LT DOOR OPEN. SLOWED DOWN TO 180KTS - DOOR LIGHT GOES OUT. AFTER SHUTDOWN LEFT DOOR STARTS OPENING. FOUND CRACK IN INNER DOOR SKIN AT ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING. REMOVED LT MLG DOOR IAW MD90 AMM 32-10 (252122). INSTALLED NEW LT MLG DOOR PER MD90 AMM 32-10. PERFORMED GEAR SWINGS, ALL GEAR INDICATIONS NORMAL PER MD90 AMM 32-32 (LP5772918)

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