Service difficulty report · Door · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
October 12, 2004
Submitted
October 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
27,832 hours, 26,089 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D219
Part
Door
Part number
59305832
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, THERE WAS INDICATION OF (GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT, LT MAIN GEAR UNSECURED) RED LIGHT ON WITH LANDING GEAR HANDLE UP WAS PERFORMED. AFTER ASKING CONTROL TOWER ABOUT ANY ABNORMALITIES, GEAR WAS RECYCLED, IN THIS CONDITION IT SHOWS GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON, ALL OF GEARS DOWN AND SECURE STOPPING CHECK LIST AT THIS POINT BECAUSE OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONFIGURATION AND CHECK LIST. THE INFLIGHT GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON L,N,R GEAR LIGHT GREEN, CHECK LIST WAS PERFORMED, PROCEED TO LAND IN THIS CONFIGURATION. IAW AMM32-12-01 PAG 204-207 WAS REPLACED DOOR ASSY IB, IAW AMM 32-30-00 PAG 201-206 ADJUSTMENT/TEST EXTENSION AND RETRACTION AND ALTERNATE EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED, TEST ON GROUND SATISFACTORY.

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