Service difficulty report · Striker · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 29, 2002
Submitted
September 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
88,644 hours, 28,729 cycles
Part
Striker
Condition
Dirty
Location
Gear Door
Part time
88,644 hours, 28,729 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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 TAKE OFF FROM RMS, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING LANDING GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO GSO FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, CLEANED THE SWITCHES AND STRICKER AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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