SDR RRXA001079

Service difficulty report · Latch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 30, 2000
Submitted
October 31, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
89,793 hours, 22,272 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

ON GEAR RETRACTION DOORS NOT LATCHED AND GEAR NOT LATCHED REMAINED ILLUMINATED UPON PERFORMING UPLATCH CHECK GEAR LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES NO HELP. PERFORMED LANDING GEAR AND GEAR DOOR INSP IAW DC-8 M/M 3-10-0, NO ABNORMALITES FOUND. FOUND HYD SYS SEL OUT OF DETEND. RESET HYD SELEC HANDLE TO NORM POS, LEFTED AFT IAW DC-8 M/M 7-11-0. PERF GEAR EXT AND RETRACTION IAW DC-8 IAW DC-8 M/M 32-30-0. LANDING GEAR AND DOOR OPS CHECK NORMAL IAW 32-31-0.

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