Service difficulty report · Latch · Doug MD9030

Difficulty date
January 13, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961DN
Make and model
Doug MD9030
Aircraft serial
53531
Aircraft time
50,265 hours, 26,456 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Stuck
Location
Mlg Handle
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON SHORT FINAL, GEAR HANDLE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. RELEASED DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER PRESSING THE GEAR HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH FOLLOWED BY TOWER INSPECTION. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED CABLE RUN AND ADJUSTMENT OF ANTI RETRACTION LATCH IAW MM. CLEANED AND LUBED LATCH PIVOT, NOSE GEAR GROUND SHIFT CABLE AND PULLEYS. SERVICED NOSE STRUT. OPERATION OF GEAR HANDLE CHECKS GOOD. (LP# 9547924)

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