Service difficulty report · Pulley · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
May 3, 2010
Submitted
May 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
84,512 hours, 25,754 cycles
Part
Pulley
Condition
Frozen
Location
Mlg
Part time
84,512 hours, 25,754 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

DURING CLIMB OUT, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE ALTERNATE LIGHT TESTED GOOD WHEN FWD RED GEAR DOOR LIGHT WAS ON. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF WATER IN GEAR DOORS AND LT AND RT UPLATCH POSITION INTERLOCK CABLE TOP PULLEY WAS FROZEN. THEY ADJUSTED PULLEY AND LUBED ALL MECHANISM IN THE SYS. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-10-0 AND 32-12-1. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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