Service difficulty report · Pin · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 8, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46112
Part
Pin
Part number
4771392501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Act
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

INSPECTION TYPE-N/A, NO LEFT GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND LOUD NOISE. CREW PERFORMED FLY-BY TO CONFIRM LT GEAR DOWN. FOUND GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR PIN (LWR) SHEARED, IPC 32-10-05 FIG 10. ALSO, FWD/LWR DOWN LOCK LINK BROKEN IPC 32-30-01. REPLACED LOWER RETRACT CYL ATTACHMENT PIN. REPLACED FWD AND AFT LOWER DOWN LOCK LINKS PERFORMED GEAR SWING, ALL CHECKED OK.

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