Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
October 22, 2002
Submitted
October 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
46802
Aircraft time
64,901 hours, 19,364 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON GEAR EXTENSION DURING FINAL APPROACH ALL FOUR L/G INDICATORS STAYED RED, SYSTEM DISPLAY SHOWED ALL RED ALSO. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE - NORMAL EXTENSION. FOUND THAT WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE IS PULLED OUT THAT THE HANDLE WILL NOT FULLY RETURN TO THE STOWED POSITION REMAINING IN THE TEST POSITION. A SLIGHT TAP ON THE GEAR HANDLE EXTINGUISHES ALL OF THE GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS. CLEANED DUST AND LINT FROM GEAR HANDLE SLIDE AND GEAR HANDLE SWITCH S1-431 PER SMP. GEAR HANDLE NOW OPERATES SMOOTHLY AND STOWS FULLY EACH TIME. TESTS NORMAL IAW M/M 32-60-00-5.

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