Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 25, 2001
Submitted
May 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45998
Aircraft time
83,193 hours, 33,226 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
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

EN ROUTE FROM TOL TO BDL, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR UNSAFE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER A SUCCESFUL GEAR UP LATCH CHECK WAS PERFORMED. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FOLLOW UP SYSTEM MISRIGGED. MAINTENANCE RIGGED THE FOLLOW UP SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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