Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 5, 2006
Submitted
December 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45994
Aircraft time
91,356 hours, 36,087 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Part time
91,356 hours, 36,087 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 FROM KRFD, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND THE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CREW PERFORMED THE UNSAFE GEAR-UP OR DOOR INDICATION ABNORMAL PROCEDURE, AND CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT FULLY CLOSED WITH GEAR UP. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM IAW DACO DC8 MM 32-31-5. THE OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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