SDR ABXA060079

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
February 2, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46115
Aircraft time
72,121 hours, 26,583 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & 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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT ILN, UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR HANDLE. DID NOT USE FLIGHT HANDLE RELEASE, AIRCRAFT WAS IN FLIGHT MODE. CREW FLEW AIRCRAFT WITH ALL THREE GEAR DOWN, DID A FLY BY TO VERIFY NOSE GEAR WAS STRAIGHT DOWN. COMPLIED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR REPACK, LANDING GEAR HANDLE ANTI-RETRACTION LATCH CHECK, RE-RIGGED GROUND SHIFT AND COMPLIED WITH LANDING GEAR SWING REF W/P 2006825 FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION DOCUMENTATION.

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