Service difficulty report · Door · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
September 26, 2014
Submitted
September 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328EN
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
281
Aircraft time
42,768 hours, 63,030 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Binding
Location
Lt Mlg
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

AFTER RETRACTING MLG, LT AMBER GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, AIRSPEED INCREASED TO 165 KNOTS. NOTICED LT MLG DOOR DID NOT RETRACT. REDUCED AIRSPEED TO 140 KNOTS. SELECTED GEAR DOWN, LT MLG DID NOT EXTEND. PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION. AFT GEAR DOOR FORWARD INSERT CAME LOOSE, JAMMING DOORS. SEQUENCING VALVE WOULD NOT ALLOW EXTENSION WITHOUT DOORS OPEN. ALTERNATE EXTENSION HAD TO BE UTILIZED.