Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
March 8, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47493
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Component
Doug
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
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

UNABLE TO LOWER GEAR LEVER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WAS ABLE TO MOVE LEVER TO DOWN POSITION AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. SUSPECT ICE FORMED AROUND LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CONTROL CABLES. CLEANED WATER FROM AREA AND LUBRICATED CABLES.

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