SDR 06FDEA2917

Service difficulty report · Release Cable · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
August 10, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48311
Aircraft time
46,017 hours, 14,310 cycles
Part
Release Cable
Condition
Damaged
Location
Mlg
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION THE RT GEAR INDICATED DOWN (RED LIGHTS) FROM BOTH GEAR POSITION INDICATORS. ALL OTHER GEAR SHOWED UP AND OUT. KEPT A/C AT 230 KNTS AND 5000 FT TO PREFORM QRH PROCEDURES. BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT BRFORE QRH PROCEDURES WERE PREFORMED, THEN BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED LEADING OUR RETURN. FOUND RT MAIN GEAR ALTERNATE RELEASE CABLE END BENT OB END. REMOVED AND REPLACED CABLE IAW MM. CYCLED MAIN GEAR AND CHECKED EMERGENCY. OK. RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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