Service difficulty report · Pushrod Nut · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
March 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49645
Part
Pushrod Nut
Part number
5930583289
Condition
Missing
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LT MAIN LDG GEAR DOOR UPLOCK BROKEN, DOOR DAMAGED ON LANDING. FOUND NUT MISSING FROM PUSHROD BOLT ATTACHMENT ALLOWING SIDE BRACE LINK TO DISCONNECT FROM DOOR SEQUENCE PUSH PULL CABLE TORQUE TUBE ALLOWING DOOR TO EXTEND AND DAMAGING DOOR ON LANDING.

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