Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 6, 2009
Submitted
July 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49314
Aircraft time
68,937 hours, 36,775 cycles
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT LGA-LGA. DURING FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT CHECK THE LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE. EMERGENCY DECLARED, LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED RE-RIG OF LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR PUSH/PULL CONTROL CABLES. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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