Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 18, 2011
Submitted
January 27, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
102,117 hours, 33,549 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 700
Part time
102,117 hours, 33,549 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 CLIMB OUT, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CREW NOTICED AN UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. ACCOMPLISHED UPLATCH CHECK, AND WHEN CYCLING THE GEARS FELT A VIOLENT SHUDDER AND THE LT MLG DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED LANDING GEARS AND FOUND THE LT GEAR RETRACT PIN SHEARED. THEY PERFORMED INSP FOR FERRY FLIGHT IAW GMM 3.117. MX REPLACED THE LT GEAR RETRACT PIN. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW SB 32-102 AND MM 32-32-2, TEMP REV 32-121.

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