SDR RRXA991523

Service difficulty report · Bogie Trim Cyl · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46146
Part
Bogie Trim Cyl
Part number
56165545503
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, ON GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT AND DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAME ON WITH GEAR RETRACTED. FOUND RIGHT BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER AFT BOLT BROKEN CAUSING GEAR NOT TO BE ALL THE WAY IN THE WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOGIE TRIM CYLINDER OPS AND LEAK CK GOOD. JACKED ACFT AND CYCLED GEAR THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES. ALL OPS CK GOOD, NO OTHER DEFECT NOTED.

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