Service difficulty report · Door · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
April 10, 2016
Submitted
April 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1XH
Make and model
Raythn 390
Aircraft serial
RB76
Aircraft time
2,096 hours, 1,340 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
3901104500011001
Condition
Open
Location
Mlg
Part time
2,096 hours, 1,340 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON EXTENDING THE GEAR FOR LANDING, AFTER THE MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN & LOCKED, THE INBD MAIN GEAR DOORS FAILED TO STOW AND REMAINED OPEN DURING THE LANDING & TAXI, SCRAPING THE PAVEMENT & CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LE CORNERS OF THE MAIN INBD GEAR DOORS. CAUSE OF THE MAIN INBD DOORS NOR SEQUENCING CLOSED AFTER MAIN GEAR EXTENSION IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME & IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. APPROX A 3" X 3" AREA OF THE LE CORNER OF BOTH MAIN GEAR INBD GEARS DOORS WAS WORN OFF WHERE THE DOORS CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT. THE LANDING & TAXI WERE UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE WEAR NOTED ON BOTH INBD DOORS.