Service difficulty report · Link Assy · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 29, 2004
Submitted
November 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
76,567 hours, 30,389 cycles
Part
Link Assy
Part number
4647409
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Binding
Location
Nlg
Part time
76,567 hours, 30,389 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHEN THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK WAS ACCOMP WITH THE HANDLE IN THE UPLATCH CHECK POSITION. AT THE SAME TIME THE NOSE GEAR SEEMED TO FALL HARD ONTO THE NOSE DOORS CAUSING INCREASED NOISE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND UP. THE UPLATCH CHECK REPEATED AND THE NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR WAS LOUDER AND THE "GEAR UNSAFE" LIGHT CAME BACK ON. NO LIGHTS ARE ON WITH THE GEAR HANDLE UP. AN INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. WHEN MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE IT WILL BE PROVIDED. MX FOUND RIGHT UPPER UPATCH LINK BINDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LINK ASSEMBLY AND THE OPS CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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