Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
July 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N847AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46031
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON CLIMBOUT. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT WAS FOUND TO BE ILLUMINATED. LANDING GEAR WAS RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH GEAR DOWN AND ALL ABNORMAL INDICATIONS EXTINGUISHED DURING FINAL APPROACH. RIGGED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM IAW DC8 MM, CHAPTER 32-31-5. PERFORMED RETRACTION CHECK AND ALL INDICATIONS WERE GOOD.

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