Service difficulty report · Bungee · Doug DC6A

Difficulty date
February 14, 2007
Submitted
March 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6174C
Make and model
Doug DC6A
Aircraft serial
44075
Aircraft time
52,824 hours
Part
Bungee
Part number
2248988
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON LANDING. RED TRANSIT LIGHT WAS ON. MADE VISUAL INSPECTION FROM CAPTAINS WINDOW AND A LOW PASS FOR MAINTENANCE TO INSPECT. FOUND INBD BUNGEE/SPRING BROKEN, REPLACED. LMLG DOOR SLIDER ROD BENT, REPLACED ROD AND RIGGED. REF: DOUGLAS MM CH 26-9-3. OP CHECKED GOOD.

More about the Doug DC-6A