SDR SABA010015

Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 10, 2001
Submitted
May 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880CC
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
277
Aircraft time
24,667 hours, 20,863 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg & 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

AIRCRAFT 880 ON FLIGHT 5008 FROM CLT TO OAJ. AFTER TAKEOFF THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT AND LANDED WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NO INFLIGHT EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE THE ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION PANEL WAS FOUND OPEN. PANEL WAS CLOSED, SYSTEM OPS CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.