SDR GAIA9905

Service difficulty report · Bungee · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
January 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563PC
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47055
Part
Bungee
Part number
39140165505
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KHA - FLT 1563 - PIA-ELP - ON APPROACH TO ELP, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WAS SLOW TO EXTEND. THE CREW ELECTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR AND NOTED THE SAME RESULTS. A UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED GEAR DOWN TO DFW INVESTIGATION FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUNGEE CYLINDER LEAKING. THE BUNGEE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED AND THE LANDING GEAR WAS OPS CHECKED SEVERAL TIME WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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