Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
October 3, 2007
Submitted
October 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53022
Aircraft time
53,842 hours, 28,624 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Part number
VARIOUS
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH TO FAI LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND (GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE). EXTENDED GEAR MANUALLY AND LANDED SAFELY. FERRIED AIRCRAFT TO ANC FOR REPAIR WITH GEAR PINNED IN EXTENDED POSTION. EXERCISED GEAR REPEATEDLY ON GROUND. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. LUBED LANDING GEAR CONTROL LEVER AND BELLCRANKS. REPAIRED MINOR TO LT AND RT MLG DOOR SKIDS. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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