Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 15, 2005
Submitted
September 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45813284
Aircraft time
90,078 hours, 37,559 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Part time
90,078 hours, 37,559 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

DURING TAKEOFF FROM KTOL, GEAR UPLATCH CHECK UNSATISFACTORY DOORS LIGHT AND LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON IN UPLATCH POSITION. CYCLED GEAR DOWN AND UP, SAME RESULTS CREW RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND STRUT TO UNIVERSAL BOLT SAFETY BOLT CONTACTING SIDE BRACE LINK, REPOSITIONED BOLT, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND BOTH ACTUATING CYLINDERS NOT BOTTOMED OUT IN CYLINDER, ADJUSTED. PERFORMED EXTENSION RETRACTION SYSTEM AND A SYSTEMS CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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