SDR CAL950015

Service difficulty report · Grd Shift Mech · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
January 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14890
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49114
Part
Grd Shift Mech
Condition
Frozen
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 0262 - CLE - THE THREE GEAR RED UNSAFE LIGHTS AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED LEAVING CLE. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO CLE WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE GEAR AND GROUND SHIFT MECHANISM FROZEN WITH ICE. THE FROZEN AREA WAS DE-ICED. THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY DURING A TEST FLIGHT. (Z)

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