Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
June 24, 2016
Submitted
June 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47155
Aircraft time
79,203 hours, 89,381 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

CREW REPORTED: GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RAN THE APPROPRIATE CHECKLIST 5.32.15 IN THE COM. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE. THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED SUCCESSFULLY AND LANDED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN UNDER SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT, WITH GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, TO MAIN BASE. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT VERIFY PROBLEM. R & R RT DOOR ACTUATOR. RIG, OPS, LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-34-4. ADJUSTED RT MLG INBD DOOR POSITION SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-3. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. PERFORMED TEST OF GROUND BY-PASS LEVER. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-31-3. PERFORMED TEST ON GEAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-31-4. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN FOR OPS CHECK OF GEAR INDICATION. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE UN-SATISFACTORY. SUBSEQUENT TO THE TEST FLIGHT MAINTENANCE CHECKED POSITION OF MLG DOOR SWITCH ADJUSTMENT BOLTS IAW MM 32-60-3. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. R & R DIMMER BOX AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. R & R THE LT MLG ACTUATOR IAW MM 32-32-2. THE OPS AND LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. THE RT GEAR DOOR SWITCH AND STIFFENER WAS REMOVED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED THE NEW STIFFENER IAW SRM 51-60-0. REINSTALLED THE SAME RT GEAR DOOR SWITCH IAW MM 32-60-1 AND RIGGED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-30-0. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST FLOWN. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE STIFFENER REPLACEMENT IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

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