Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46075
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND DURING THE UPLATCH CHECK, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED THE LANDING GEAR TWICE WITH NO CHANGE IN THE INDICATION. FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR OUT-OF-ADJUSTMENT. RIGGED THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR AND FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM PER DC8 MM, CHAPTER 32-31-5. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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