Service difficulty report · Downlock · Curtis C46*

Difficulty date
December 31, 2002
Submitted
March 28, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N54514
Make and model
Curtis C46*
Aircraft serial
33285
Part
Downlock
Part number
2057011172
Part serial
8207
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Component
Mlg
Component part number
20310100130R
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT, RT GEAR DOWNLOCK DID NOT ENGAGE AS A/C SLOWED DOWN, GEAR RETRACTED SLOWLY. NR 2 ENG AND PROP SUFFERED A PROP STRIKE AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE. RT WING TIP DRUG ON GROUND, DURING THIS, DEICE BOOT, APPROX 4 FT. OF LOWER SKIN AND THE AILERON WERE DAMAGED. AFTER INSP, REPLACEMENT OF ENG, PROP, AILERON AND WING TIP, REPAIR OF LWR WING SKIN. A/C WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE.

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