SDR RRXA000198

Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
March 31, 2000
Submitted
April 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N997CF
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46154
Aircraft time
71,152 hours, 20,749 cycles
Part
Pin
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Actuator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM DEN UPON GEAR RETRACTION A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED DOWN. PER VERIFIED ALT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON AND SPOILER PRESS REMAINED UP. BOTH DOORS NOT LATCHED AND GEAR NOT LATCHED, REMAINED ON. FOUND EYE BOLT-PIN ON LT MLG ACTUATOR BROKEN. STRAPPED ACTUATOR TO GEAR AND SAFETY WIRED 3 EA. GEAR PINS IN LANDING GEAR FOR FERRY FLIGHT. INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND IT SAFE FOR THE FLIGHT INTENDED PER EWA MAINT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL CHAPTER 4 PG 177-179.

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