SDR ABXA010110

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
March 30, 2001
Submitted
April 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46075
Aircraft time
74,671 hours, 24,915 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
84,699 hours, 82,062 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW RECORDED A LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR AND DOOR LATCH SELECTOR INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED. THE CREW RE-CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER RE-CYCLE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCHING SELECTOR INDICATED THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AS UNLATCHED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRIM (BOGIE) CYLINDER ASSEMBLEY AND INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SENSOR TARGET PADDLE. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR WAS ADJUSTED AND THE DOOR ROLLER WAS ALIGNED WITH THE UPLATCH MECHANISM. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE COMPLETED.

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