Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Israel 1125

Difficulty date
April 24, 2009
Submitted
April 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N199HE
Make and model
Israel 1125
Aircraft serial
027
Aircraft time
8,628 hours, 6,044 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313C
Engine time
8,295 hours, 5,720 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
25W264022501
Condition
Mislocated
Location
Zone 700
Part time
198 hours, 157 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON DEPARTURE, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED INDICATING ONE OF THE GEAR HAD NOT COMPLETELY RETRACTED INTO THE UPLOCK. OBTAINED FERRY PERMIT TO MOVE THE ACFT FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. ON APRIL 24, 2009 WE JACKED THE ACFT, CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND FOUND THAT THE LT INBD MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS BINDING ON THE AFT SIDE OF THE LT MAIN WHEEL WELL. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE SPHERICAL BRG HAD MIGRATED FWD IN THE FWD HINGE FITTING AND SHIFTED THE DOOR AFT. INSPECTED HINGE FITTING AND BRG IAW MM 32-10-00. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE BRG PN AW6-VCRG NEEDS TO BE ROLLER SWAGED INTO THE FITTING AND IT APPEARED THAT IT HAD NOT. WE REPOSITIONED THE BRG AND ROLLER SWAGED THE BRG IAW ENGINEERING DOCUMENT PS510300E, PAGE 17, PARA. 9.13. GROUND CHECKED NORMAL.