Service difficulty report · Control Handle · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 16, 2012
Submitted
March 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46947
Aircraft time
88,330 hours, 29,366 cycles
Part
Control Handle
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER LOWERING LANDING GEAR, HAD 3 RED GEAR LIGHTS IN BOTH MAIN GEAR INDICATIONS AND CONFIG PAGE, ALSO GEAR WARNING HORN AND CAWS, SITUATION STAYED SAME UNTIL 1500' AGL WHEN GO-AROUND EXECUTED, RAISED GEAR HANDLE ON GO-AROUND AND GEAR RETRACTED NORMAL WITH ALL WARNINGS GONE/NO GEAR LIGHTS. EXTENDED GEAR IN PATTERN THEN GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS NORMAL. LANDED NORMAL, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. TROUBLESHOTING IAW FIM 32-30-03, ALL STEPS CHECKED GOOD. FOUND GEAR HANDLE STICKING, ABLE TO DUPLICATE ON GROUND. CLEANED GEAR CONTROL MECHANISM IAW AMM 32-31-02-7. OPS CHECKED NORMAL ON GROUND.

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