Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
August 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, W
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR, THE CONTROL HANDLE WOULD NOT POSITION TO THE UP POSITION. THE CREW RETURNED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POSITION, RECEIVING THREE DOWN AND LOCK INDICATIONS. A SECOND ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THE GEAR WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, FINDING THE LANDING GEAR ANTI-RETRACT LATCH MECHANISM MISRIGGED. MAINTENANCE RIGGED THE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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