Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 30, 2010
Submitted
May 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,242 hours, 33,114 cycles
Part
Pin
Part number
4771392501
Part serial
NSN826126
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
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 CLIMBOUT, ON GEAR RETRACTION, THE CREW HEARD LOUD BANG, BOTH DOORS NOT LATCH LIGHT AND GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND RT MLG RETRACT CYL ATTACH PIN BROKE. THEY REPLACED RETRACT PIN. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW S/B 32-102 R7 DATED 8/11/09 AND MM 32-32-2, 32-30-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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