SDR CKSA97561

Service difficulty report · Striker · Doug DC8F54

Difficulty date
November 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8052U
Make and model
Doug DC8F54
Aircraft serial
46009
Part
Striker
Condition
Misaligned
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED BRIGHT. PERFORMED UPLATCH CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. PERFORMED UNSATISFACTORY UPLATCH CHECK PER FOM AND CYCLED GEAR. LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED BRIGHT RETURNED TO KMIA PER SYSTEMS CONTROL. TROUBLESHOT IAW WIRING DIAGRAM M 32-1-0 AND FOUND RT LANDING GEAR DOOR STRIKER AND SWITCH MISALIGNED, NOT SECURED. SECURED SWITCH AND TARGET AND PERFORMED LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST IAW MM 32-7-0, OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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