Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 18, 2000
Submitted
July 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45978
Aircraft time
80,263 hours, 31,349 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
80,263 hours, 31,349 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

EN ROUTE FROM PDX TO TOL, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR AND GEAR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR, PERFORMED AN UNSUCCESSFUL GEAR UP LATCH CHECK, THE WARNING INDICATIONS REMAINING THE SAME. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO PDX FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, ADJUSTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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