Service difficulty report · Insulation · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
December 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46122
Part
Insulation
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UNABLE TO RAISE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AFTER TAKEOFF. NOSE GEAR HAD MOVED PAST CENTER, RESET GROUND CONTROL RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER. MAIN GEAR SPOILER INOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET LOCKOUT CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LIGHT WENT OUT. GEAR THEN RETRACTED NORMALLY. INSPECTED GEAR AND GEAR LINKAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND INSULATION INTERFERING WITH LANDING GEAR CONTROL LINKAGE. REMOVED INSULATION. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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