Service difficulty report · Uplatch Mech · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
August 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18544
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47219
Part
Uplatch Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg
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

THE RT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING IAH. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, BUT THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO IAH. BOTH THE LT AND RT MLG DOORS WERE DAMAGED ON LANDING. THE MLG DOORS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-12-1. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RT MLG UPLATCH MECHANISM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THE UPLATCH MECHANISM WAS ADJUSTED IAW MM 32-31-4. A GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND ALL OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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