Service difficulty report · Unknown · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
February 11, 2016
Submitted
February 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46930
Aircraft time
99,753 hours, 32,803 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

UNABLE TO RAISE LG AFTER TAKEOFF. SEVERAL TRIES UNSUCCESSFUL. RAN QRH USING HANDLE REL BUTTON, WAS ABLE TO RAISE GEAR HANDLE. ALL ACFT SYSTEMS SHIFTED TO FLIGHT MODE. CHECKED CABLE RUN FROM COCKPIT TO CRANK ASSEMBLY UNDER PILOT AT PRESS BULKHEAD. CABLE APPEARS INTACT. CHECKED CABLES FROM TORQUE LINK QUAD UP TO CRANK & ALL APPEARS FREE & NO BINDING NOTED AS REQ' IAW MM 32-31-02. MOVING THE CRANK BY HAND WOULD ALLOW THE HANDLE TO MOVE UP, BUT THE REQ'D MOVEMENT SEEMED EXCESSIVE AT ABOUT 1 INCH. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW WRI 32-30-0626.

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