SDR USAAD96144

Service difficulty report · Bungee Cylinder · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
October 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923VJ
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
48143
Part
Bungee Cylinder
Part number
39140165505
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt 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

FLT 751 - MSP-CLT - AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, RIGHT MAIN UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAPTAIN RECYCLED GEAR BUT NO HELP. THEN YELLOW GEAR DOOR UP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OVER JOT CAPTAIN REPORTED 2300 LBS OVER BURN. DECIDED TO LAND AT IND FOR MX. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT LANDED AT IND WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK BUNGEE. (M)

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