SDR MALA050436

Service difficulty report · Strut · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
May 25, 2005
Submitted
May 26, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2346
Aircraft time
13,361 hours, 13,074 cycles
Part
Strut
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
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 AT APPROX 100-200 FT RAD ALT THE FD AND AUTOTHROTTLES FAILED AND THE NO CAT 3 LAND ILLUMINATED ON THE FGS ADVISORY. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE DOWN POSITION UNTIL APPROX 2 MIN AFTER LIFT OFF. THEN THEY WERE ABLE TO SELECT GEAR UP NORMALLY. RESELECTED FLIGHT DIRECTORS. THEY WORKED NORMALLY, HOWEVER AUTO THROTTLES REMAINED INOP. MAINTENANCE AND DISPATCH NOTIFIED AND RETURNED TO DTW. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT MLG SHOCK STRUT IAW MESABA JC 3210-503. SEE FOR DETAILS. ALL CHECKS GOOD.