SDR EIAA9506

Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
February 7, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N933F
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47191
Part
Handle
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN, GREEN LIGHT INOPERABLE. DID NOT WORK ON GEAR EXTENSION. WILL NOT TEST ON GROUND. COULD NOT PULL EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER TO FULL TRAVEL UPWARD. BEGAN TO BIND WHEN PULLED UP ON HALF OF FULL TRAVEL. RETURNED TO SECURED POSITION BECAUSE OF GRINDING NOISE DURING MOVEMENT OF HANDLE UP OR DOWN. FOUND PUSHED PIN IN CANNON PLUG AT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. RESEATED PIN, LIGHT OPS CHECKS GOOD. CLEANED DIRT AND DUST FROM EXTENSION HANDLE PIVOT POINT. HANDLE OPERATES SMOOTHLY, LUBED HANDLE PIVOT POINT. HANDLE OPERATES SMOOTHLY, LUBED HANDLE PIVOT, TESTED WITH FISH SCALE, 60 LBS OF PRESSURE TO LOCK DETENT, WITHIN LIMITS PER MM 32-31-02, PG 204. (M)

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