Service difficulty report · Door · Raythn 390

Difficulty date
April 11, 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
Condition
Binding
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING, ONCE THE MAIN GEARS WERE DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATING GREEN/SAFE, THE INBD GEAR DOORS FAILED TO SEQUENCE TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE INBD GEAR DOORS SUBSEQUENTLY STAYED OPEN DURING THE LANDING AND TAXI IN, SCRAPPING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE LANDING AND TAXI IN WERE UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR TH DRAGGING OF THE INBD GEAR DOORS, WHICH RESULTED IN MATERIAL LOSS OF THE FORWARD CORNERS OF THE DOORS WHERE THEY TOUCHED THE PAVEMENT. APPROXIMATLY A 3" X 3" AREA OF THE CORNER OF EACH DOOR WAS WORN OFF. CAUSE OF THE INBD GEAR DOORS NOT CLOSING IS CURRENTLY UNKNOWN AND IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS WAS A PART 91 FLIGHT.