Service difficulty report · Bracket · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 2, 2016
Submitted
March 2, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46930
Aircraft time
99,832 hours, 32,846 cycles
Part
Bracket
Part number
ACG72531
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, MLG HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE TO UP POSITION. RAN QRH & RAISED MLG HANDLE USING MLG HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON. NLG INDICATED UP, LT & RT MLG INDICATED, UNSAFE, RED ON MLG PANELS & CONFIG PAGE. RETURNED MLG DOWN, 3 GOOD INDICATIONS, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. FOUND NLG GROUND SENSE BRACKET ON UPPER TORQUE LINK WORN & VERY LOOSE. R & R THE BRACKET. CONTROL MECHANISM RIGGED IAW MM 32-31-02-2, RIGGED NLG GND SENSING IAW WC 32T2701. OPS CHECKED GOOD. ADJUSTMENT TEST OF NLG & DOORS IAW MM 32-20-00-5, OPS CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED MLG SWINGS IAW MM 32-30-00-5. OPS CHECKED GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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