Service difficulty report · Rod · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
September 28, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Aircraft time
81,345 hours, 26,173 cycles
Part
Rod
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
81,345 hours, 26,173 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EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO DFW, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND PERFORMED AN UNSUCCESSFUL UPLATCH CHECK. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DFW FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR WHICH REVEAL THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BOOGIE TRIM CYLINDER ROD END MIS ADJUSTED. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE ROD END IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORM A SUCCUSSFUL GEAR SWING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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