Service difficulty report · Lock · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
January 31, 2010
Submitted
February 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49715
Aircraft time
57,394 hours, 43,966 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Loose
Location
Cable Turnbuckle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. QRH PROCEDURES COMPLETED. STILL UNABLE TO RAISE GEAR. GEAR HANDLE RELEASE BUTTON WAS FULLY RECESSED AIRBORNE AND WOULD NOT FUNCTION. JACKED AC. INSPECTED GEAR HANDLE AND ANTI RETRACTION LATCH. FOUND ANTI RETRACTION CABLE TURNBUCKLE LOCKS LOOSE. RE-RIGGED ANTI RETRACTION CABLE AND INSTALLED TURNBUCKLE CLIPS REF MM 32-31-01. PERFORMED SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED. COMPRESSED STRUT AND ANTI RETRACTION BUTTON FUNCTIONS NORMAL. EXTENDED AND RESERVICED STRUT. DOWN JACKED ACFT

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