SDR ARWA990306

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
March 19, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810BN
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45905
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CR
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

MIA - FLT 656 - AIR TURNBACK, ON UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ON. PROCEEDED WITH ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. WITH ENGINE PUMPS OFF, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 1 OR 2 MINUTES LATER. UNABLE TO DUMP FUEL ELECTRICALLY, MANUAL STARTED THEN GOT EXTREMELY HARD, RETRACTED. CHUTE WOULD NOT EXTEND. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MIA WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEFT MLG UPLATCH MECH STIFF AND DRY OF LUBE. LUBED NLG, RIGHT, LEFT MLG UPLATCHED. CYCLED MLG SEVERAL TIMES. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW 32-30-0. FUEL DUMP ELECTRICAL WIRE NORMAL IAW WDG 28-1-4. FOUND RIVET LEFT DUMP CHUTE OBSTRUCTING TRAVEL. REPLACED RIVET IAW SRM 51-12-8. OPS DUMP SYSTEM NORMAL IAW 28-30-0. PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION. NO

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