Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2006
Submitted
December 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
80,892 hours, 21,879 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Part time
80,892 hours, 21,879 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT OF KCOF WHILE PERFORMING THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK THE DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES AND RETURNED TO KCOF AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE SYSTEM AND ADJUSTED THE MAIN GEAR FOLLOW UP MECHANISM. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW DC8 MM 32-31-5.

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