Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
November 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46032
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
TO
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 GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCHING INDICATOR INDICATED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR UNLATCHED. AFTER CYCLING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND NOT LATCHED LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. ADJUSTED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCH DOOR UPLATCH POSITION INTERLOCK CABLE I/A/W DC-8 M.A.B. 32-6. GROUND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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