Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
August 13, 2010
Submitted
August 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68053
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47807
Aircraft time
68,437 hours, 28,375 cycles
Engine
Ge CF66D
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON INITIAL GEAR EXTENSION ALL 3 WERE UNSAFE ON BOTH PRIMARY & SECONDARY INDICATORS WENT AROUND COMPLIED WITH QRH CYCLED GEAR UP THEN DOWN. GOT 3 GREEN. UNEVENTFUL LANDING. JACKED ACFT IAW MM 07-11-00-2 RETRACTED GEAR OPS CHECK GOOD. UPON EXTENDING LANDING GEAR GEAR HANDLE DID NOT SNAP BACK IN AFTER RELEASING IT WITH 3 UNSAFE GEAR INDICATIONS. TAPED GEAR HANDLE AND IT SNAPED IN WITH SAFE INDICATIONS IAW MM 32-31-02-7, CLEANED AND LUBED HANDLE. OPERATED LANDING GEAR DOOR HANDLE 3 MORE TIMES WITH NO FAULTS OR UNSAFE INDICATIONS. OPS CHECKS GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE

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