Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 7, 2002
Submitted
February 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45998
Aircraft time
84,227 hours, 33,771 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
5777513501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
84,227 hours, 33,771 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO BDL, THE LANDING GEAR AND DOOR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE UNSAFE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO TOL FOR AND UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR RETRACT PIN BOSS CRACK. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR UPPER STRUT CYLINDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORMED A SUCCEFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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