Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 6, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46126
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING GEAR RETRACTION, THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS BINDING AND COULD NOT BE MOVED TO THE LATCH-CHECK OR UP POSITION. RECYCLED GEAR HANDLE TO DOWN POSITION. MOVED HANDLE TO UP POSITION, BINDING REMAINED BUT GEAR INDICATED UP. FOUND WIRING JAMMED BETWEEN LANDING GEAR CONTROL PULLEY AND CONTROL CABLES. REMOVED AND REPAIRED WIRING. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF LANDING GEAR IAW WITH DC8 MM 32-31-1 AND OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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