Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
December 16, 2005
Submitted
December 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48311
Aircraft time
44,808 hours, 13,797 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SBKP ALL 4 RED GEAR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT BOTH PILOTS AND FLT ENG POSITIONS. RAN RED TABS, CYCLED GEAR PER CHECKLIST. ALL 4 RED LIGHTS REMAINED ON. SLOWED A/C TO 210 KNOTS (15DEG./EXT) RECYCLED GEAR AGAIN ALL 4 RED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. CONTINUED TO MEM. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF POSITION AND WARNING SYSTEM. GEAR CONTROL HANDLE "STICKY" AND CONTAMINATED WITH DEBRIS. WHEN HANDLE WAS PULLED STRAIGHT OUT INDICATION WOULD NOT CHANGE FROM GREEN TO RED. PERFORMED CLEANING AND LUBE OF LANDING CONTROL MECHANISM DC-10-30 MM 32-31-02-7. PERFORMED OPS CHECK AGAIN. CHECKS GOOD.

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