Service difficulty report · Latch · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
June 19, 2024
Submitted
June 24, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N906AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55087
Aircraft time
50,658 hours, 35,670 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHIP 9582 -GEAR/DE- DURING THE FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED A "GEAR UNSAFE" CONDITION FOR ALL 3 GEAR POSITIONS. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC, THE QRH WAS COMPLIED WITH, AND THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED, WHICH RESULTED IN ALL 3 GOOD DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR LATCH LOOSE AND MISSING TWO NUTS FOR THE ATTACH BOLTS. THE NUTS WERE INSTALLED, AND ALL FOUR NUTS WERE PROPERLY TORQUED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT GEAR DOOR SKIDS WERE REPLACED DUE TO HAVING RUNWAY CONTACT FROM ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION. EXCESSIVE AIR WAS REMOVED FROM BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. THE PSEU WAS REPLACED. (LP #6209160)

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