Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 15, 2003
Submitted
March 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
94,277 hours, 30,617 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
4771392501
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
94,277 hours, 30,617 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 WHEN GEAR WAS RAISED THE DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT AND SECONDARY RIGHT DOOR LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR. GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS NORMAL RIGHT GEAR SEEMED TO INDICATE DOWN VERY QUICKLY. GEAR WAS RAISED WITH SAME INDICATIONS AS BEFORE. FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED USING GEAR EXTENED PROCEDURES. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT AT HKJK WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FOUND RETRACT PIN BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED PIN PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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