Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
December 17, 2000
Submitted
December 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N29UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
46159
Part
Door Latch
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDING GEAR DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION - PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECK-LIST CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING. CHECKED BOTH MLG DOOR UPLATCHES MECHANISM. BOTH FOUND NORMAL. CLEANED PROXIMITY SWITCHES AND LUBRICATED MECHANISM. OP'S CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 32-60-00 AND 32-31-4. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT INSPECTION; NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW ARROW AIR DC8 MM J/C 6100.

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