SDR CAL960591

Service difficulty report · Grd Sense Mech · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
May 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68046
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
47800
Part
Grd Sense Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
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

EWR - FLT 0088 - THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE TO UP POSITION AND ON TAKEOFF FROM SFO, THE OVERRIDE BUTTON WAS USED AND THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLIGHT TO EWR WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GEAR SWING AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE STUCK IN THE AIR MODE WITH AUTO SLATS EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. A GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM AND ADJUSTMENT TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-24-01, PAGE 202, AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)

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