Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 13, 2011
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
103,044 hours, 33,617 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
103,044 hours, 33,617 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT CAME ON WITH GEAR RETRACTED. THE CREW CYCLED AND ACCOMPLISHED UPLATCH CHECK AND DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. THEY RETURNED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLLOW UP MECHANISM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. THEY ADJUSTED THE FOLLOW UP MECHANISM. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-31-5. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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