Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 11, 2006
Submitted
August 14, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N830BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45973
Aircraft time
78,978 hours, 31,458 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
57740355508
Part serial
ATI052069
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Zone 700
Part time
78,978 hours, 31,458 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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 CLIMB FROM KSEA, AFTER LANDING GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR AND DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE APPLICABLE CHECK LIST, DURING THE UP-LATCH CHECK THE GEAR FAILED TO UP-LATCH. THE CREW DIVERTED TO KPDX. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE GEAR AND FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER BYPASSING. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, ALL OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLIED WITH, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE PER DACO MM 32-32-2.

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