SDR GTIA050120

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818NK
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48018
Part
Bolt
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON RETRACTION LOUD RUMBLE AND VIBRATION NOTED. REPEATED PROCESS WITH SAME RESULT LOWERED GEAR AND RETURNED TO ACY LANDED BELOW LDG WT OF 128,000. FOUND SHEAR BOLT AT DRIVE RELEASE MECHANISM LEVER OF LEFT NLG. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOLT IAW MD80 MM 20-30-01. OPS CHECK OF DRIVE RELEASE MECHANISM OK IAW 32-22-02. NO OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION REQUIRED. (M)

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