Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46155
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY, BUT THE UPLATCH CHECK WAS UNSATISFACTORY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND RETRACTED AGAIN AND A SQUEALING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY AND THE SECOND UPLATCH CHECK WAS GOOD. LUBRICATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PERFORMED SEVERAL RETRACTION CHECKS. NO NOISES WERE HEARD DURING THE RETRACTION CHECK AND THE UPLATCH CHECK WAS GOOD. THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION CHECK WAS COMPLETED IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 32.

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