Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
October 11, 2015
Submitted
October 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68049
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
47803
Aircraft time
746 hours, 34,171 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RAISE. REQUIRED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RAISE AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCOMPLISHED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE LG GND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM & FOUND NO DEFECTS. LIFTED ACFT ON JACKS. ACCOMPLISHED CHECK FOR PROPER RIG OF LG GND SENSING MECHANISM & FOUND ALL RIG PINS ARE SLIP FIT IAW AMM 32-24-01-2. THERE WERE NO COMPONENTS DISTURBED OR SYSTEMS BROKEN INTO AT ANY TIME. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE ANTI-RETRACT MECHANISM & THE NORMAL EXTENSION & RETRACTION OF LG IAW AMM 32-30-00-5. WENT THROUGH 5 CYCLES WITH THE GEAR HANDLE & HAD NO IRREGULARITIES WITH GEAR RETRACTION & EXTENSION. ACCOMPLISHED SERVICING OF THE NOSE GEAR SHOCK STRUT IAW AMM 32-21-01-3. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL, GEAR HANDLE RETRACTS & EXTENDS NORMALLY.

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