Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 28, 2006
Submitted
December 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
95,476 hours, 31,173 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
95,476 hours, 31,173 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM KPHL UPON RAISING THE GEAR, THE DOORS "NOT LATCH" LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW CYCLED GEAR PER THE CHECKLIST "DOORS NOT LATCH LIGHT "ON, WITH EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE GEAR NOT LATCH "LIGHT" CAME ON. THE CREW RETURNED TO KPHL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AND LUBED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DOORS, LUBED MAIN LANDING GEAR UP-LATCH MECHANISMS. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE SWITCHES, JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IAW DACO DC8 MM 32-30-0, THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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