Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC1010F

Difficulty date
November 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010F
Aircraft serial
46619
Part
Handle
Condition
Dirty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN WITH THE HANDLE DOWN. WENT AROUND THEN GEAR CAME DOWN (FROM HANDLE DOWN TO GEAR DOWN WAS 3 MIN). PERF A/C GEAR SWING RETRACT AND EXTENSION CKS, GEAR OPS CK OK. A/C GEAR EXTENSION TIME FROM HAND DOWN TO 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCK 19.85 SEC. CLEAN GEAR HANDLE SLIDE TO PREVENT HANDLE STICK, CAUSING GEAR LIGHT TO STAY RED. GEAR HANDLE OPS CK OK.

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