Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
July 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N936HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
145
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 3335 - DCA-PHL - AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE LEFT DOOR ADVISORY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GEAR DOOR WAS CONFIRMED OPEN AND GEAR WAS RETRACTED IN THE WELL. THE GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND BACK UP, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND ALL WAS NORMAL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE ROD LENGTH OF THE FORWARD GEAR DOOR ROD AS A PRECAUTION. (M)