Service difficulty report · Striker · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
February 19, 2010
Submitted
February 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
84,127 hours, 25,649 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT3D7
Part
Striker
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Part time
84,127 hours, 25,649 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, THE DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED MLG AND FOUND THE LT MLG DOOR STRIKER OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THEY ADJUSTED THE DOOR STRIKER. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW WD 32-1-0 AND MM 32-10-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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