Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
January 16, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784AL
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46135
Part
Door
Condition
Not Faired
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

EN ROUTE, THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED WITH THE GEAR NOT LATCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DOOR NOT LATCH REMAINED EXTINGUSHED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING, WHICH REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN CENTER GEAR DOOR NOT FAIRING PROPERLY. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE CENTER GEAR DOOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS MAINTENANCE MANUAL. A SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWING, RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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