Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 15, 2009
Submitted
October 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N593AN
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53093
Aircraft time
34,857 hours, 35,023 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Open
Location
Hyd System
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

AFTER T/O, GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. 3-RED, PLACED HANDLE DOWN, 3-GREEN NOTED. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST AND LANDED (AIR RETURN). ON POST FLIGHT INSP, FOUND GEAR DOOR BYPASS HANDLE PARTIALLY OPEN WITH LOCK LATCH CLOSED. POST FLIGHT INSP REVEALED MAIN LNDG GEAR BYPASS (HYD BYPASS) HANDLE NOT SECURED CLOSED. CLOSED HANDLE IAW AMM 07-10-00, JACKED AIRCRAFT, AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST IAW AMM 32-30-00. SYSTEMS CHECK GOOD. RII

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