Service difficulty report · Bushing · Emb EMB120FC

Difficulty date
February 1, 2007
Submitted
March 5, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1110J
Make and model
Emb EMB120FC
Aircraft serial
120110
Engine
Pwa PW118
Part
Bushing
Part number
19559
Condition
Tight
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
750 cycles
Component
Drag Strut · Messier
Component part number
280860
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION RED GEAR LIGHTS A AND B REMAINED ON AND LT MAIN GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT THE PN 19659 BUSHINGS IN BOTH THE LT AND RT UP-LOCK HOOK SUPPORT ASSY. PN 19552 WERE AT MINIMUM OVERHAUL TOLERANCES. IN COLD TEMPERATURES (-35F TO -40F) THESE CLEARANCES WERE TOO TIGHT. BUSHINGS WERE REAMED TO THE UPPER O/H CLEARANCE LIMITS. ASSY REASSEMBLED AND OPERATIONALY CHECKED. AC RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. (K)

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