SDR HEEA107361

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Skrsky S76A

Difficulty date
March 17, 2005
Submitted
December 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N776P
Make and model
Skrsky S76A
Aircraft serial
760275
Aircraft time
12,589 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C30S
Part
Bolt
Part number
EWS22741
Part serial
NA
Condition
Frozen
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RETRACTED LANDING GEAR IAW CHECKLIST. GEAR RETRACTION NORMAL. ON DOWNWIND LEG HEARD A LOUD POP FROM AFT LT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT AND THEN RED UNLOCK LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BELOW 80 KIAS AND RECYCLED GEAR LEVER. GEAR CAME DOWN NORMAL WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIEDOWN RING ATTACHEMENT BOLT FROZEN, CAUSING TIEDOWN RING TO NOT BE FREE TO SPRING AND LAY AGAINST LANDING GEAR STRUT, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH LANDING GEAR DOOR DURING RETRACTION. REPLACED BOLT.