Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 6, 2003
Submitted
February 10, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
89,229 hours, 28,916 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
89,229 hours, 28,916 cycles
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

AFTER TAKEOFF CREW NOTED DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CREW CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AFTER APPROX 30 MINUTES LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN BFI MAINTENANCE INSPECTED SYSTEM AND DETERMINED PROBLEM IS INDICATION ONLY. ALL WORK PERFORMED PER APPLICABLE MANUALS. ITEM WAS DEFERRED UNDER MEL AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. IN ORDER TO CLEAR THIS MEL ITEM MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE RT MLG DOOR ACTUATOR CONTROL VALVE. AFTER NUMEROUS OPERATIONAL CHECKS IT WAS DETERMINED THIS ITEM IS CORRECTED. ALL WORK COMPLETED PER APPLICABLE MANUALS, MEL ITEM CLEARED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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