Service difficulty report · Roller · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
June 13, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417NV
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53347
Aircraft time
42,520 hours, 36,905 cycles
Part
Roller
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT AT FL290, A RT GEAR RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. QRH RED GEAR LIGHT WITH GEAR HANDLE UP P.32.9 COMPLIED WITH UP TO STEP 4. HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON MAINS & NOSE GEAR WITH A GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ANNUNCIATION. WENT TO QRH P .32.5 GEAR DOOR OPEN, NORMAL HYD PRESS, PROCEEDED TO GEAR DOOR OPEN LANDING P.32.5. INSPECTED GEAR DOORS & VERIFIED THEY WERE DOWN. SOMETHING FLEW OFF GEAR BYPASS LEVER ON RT MAIN GEAR ACCORDING TO MX TECH INSPECTION. RT MLG DOOR UP LATCH ROLLER PREPLACED IAW AMM 32-31-04. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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