Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46142
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Mlg Door
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

AFTER TAKEOFF WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE LANDING GEAR AND DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KWI, MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE MAIN GEAR DOOR FOLLOW-UP CONTROL MECHANISM OUT OF RIG. MAINTENANCE CORRECTED THE FOLLOW-UP SYSTEM RIGGING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. A SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWING WAS PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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