Service difficulty report · Door · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 26, 2016
Submitted
August 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68053
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47807
Aircraft time
76,839 hours, 32,555 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
SP10520122
Part serial
FX0085
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
14,132 hours, 7,090 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
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 TAKE OFF, WHEN RETRACTING THE MLG, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STAYED UNSAFE FOR ABOUT ONE MINUTE LONGER THAN THE OTHER TWO GEAR. THE CONFIG PAGE AGREED WITH THE PANEL INDICATORS AS BEING UNSAFE. THE UNSAFE INDICATION WENT AWAY BY ITSELF AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PROBLEMS REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. FOUND L/E MIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR SUPPORT STRUCTURE BROKEN WHERE ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO MLG DOOR FRAME, REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG DOOR IAW MM 32-14-01-2.

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