SDR RRXA001070

Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 17, 2000
Submitted
October 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
90,530 hours, 28,854 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACTION AFTER T/O GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY WHEN GEAR HANDLE PLACED IN UPLATCH CHECK POSITION NOSE GEAR SOUNDED LIKE IT FELL OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL AND BOTH RED LIGHTS FOR DOORS NOT LATCHED AND GEAR NOT LATCHED ILLUMINATED. CREW THOUGHT THEY HAD MISSED THE UPLATCH DETENT BY GOING TOO FAR TOWARD DOWN GEAR WAS FULLY LOWERED AND GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. WHEN GEAR RETRACTED 2ND TIME RED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND HYDRAULIC QTY AND PRESS RAPIDLY DECREASED TO STAND PIPE INDICATION. REPLACED BROKEN RUDDER PUMP SUPPLY LINE, PERFORMED GEAR SWING AND UPLATCH CK. OPS CK GOOD IAW DC-8 M/M 32-30-0, NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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