Service difficulty report · Track · Lkheed 382G

Difficulty date
October 29, 2018
Submitted
October 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402LC
Make and model
Lkheed 382G
Aircraft serial
4698
Aircraft time
45,621 hours, 24,079 cycles
Part
Track
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 SCHEDULED FLIGHT LT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT, INDICATED IN TRANSIT WITH WARNING LIGHT. SELECTED DOWN, AND DID NOT EXTEND. IN TRANSIT REMAINED INDICATED WITH WARNING LIGHT. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION AND INSTALLED GEAR TIE DOWN FIXTURES. FOUND EVIDENCE OF FOD CONTACT ON LT AFT MLG FORWARD TRACK, HAVING SCRAPED THE TRACK FROM FULL DOWN AREA TO 8 INCHES BELOW THE UP POSITION. CLEANED AND PAINTED THE TRACK AND ADJUSTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SHOE. LP 43542