Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 22, 2011
Submitted
January 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
103,077 hours, 33,646 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
57156105501
Part serial
ATI0868
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
103,077 hours, 33,646 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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 CRUISE, DOOR NOT LATCHED, RED LIGHT ON WITH GEAR UP. THE CREW RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REPLACED LT MLG DOOR CONTROL VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-32-7. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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