Service difficulty report · Valve · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45987
Part
Valve
Part number
57156105501
Condition
Defective
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

ON CLIMB-OUT, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS. REPLACED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR CONTROL VALVE AND UPLATCH ASSY. INSPECTED ALL PULLEYS, BRACKETS AND CABLES IN BOTH WHEEL WELLS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0.

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