SDR ABXA010001

Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 8, 2001
Submitted
January 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46136
Aircraft time
83,942 hours, 25,403 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT COME UP AFTER TAKEOFF. PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO WARNING HORN. CREW PUSHED IN THE ANTI-RETRACT LATCH AND LANDING GEAR CAME UP NORMALLY. ON DESCENT INTO ILN, CREW RE-CYCLED LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION ADJUSTMENT AND TEST PROCEDURE, IAW DC-8 MM 32-30-00. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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