Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46113
Part
Control Cable
Part number
3649239509
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Rt Mlg
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

UPON CLIMB-OUT OF ILN RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR 'UNLATCHED' LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR AND HAD SAME INDICATION. REDUCED AIRSPEED AND CONTINUED TO EWR. PERFORMED MAIN GEAR DOOR CLOSED PROXIMITY SWITCH TEST. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR 'UNLATCHED' LIGHT REMAINED ON. REPLACED RIGHT PROXIMITY SWITCH STRIKER AND SPRING. ADJUSTED MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FOLLOW-UP CABLE. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST, AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-8 MM CHAPTER 32.

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