Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
March 18, 2017
Submitted
March 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N785TW
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47015
Aircraft time
53,343 hours, 60,802 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Engine time
42,274 hours, 47,041 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
59164605509
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Part time
7,388 hours, 4,333 cycles
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR UP WITH NO RESULTS. GEAR DOORS OPENED BUT THE GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR WOULD STILL NOT RETRACT AND THAT THE GEAR DOORS WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DIVERT. FLEW BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND THAT THE GEAR DOORS WERE STILL OPEN WHICH THE TOWER CONFIRMED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NOTED AT AIRCRAFT TOUCHDOWN THAT THE MAIN GEAR DOORS CLOSED. DISCOVERED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL VALVE WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.

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