SDR SCNA99033

Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC1015

Difficulty date
January 18, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153SY
Make and model
Doug DC1015
Aircraft serial
48276
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Rt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
AP
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 APPROACH, GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND NORMALLY, GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE FURTHER THAN HALF TRAVEL. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED USING ALTERNATE SYSTEM. LANDED AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND EXTEND CABLE ABOVE RIGHT WHEEL WELL CEILING BULKHEAD OFF OF PULLEY. REINSTALLED CABLE AND PERFORMED TENSION CHECK PER MM 323101. ALSO, REPLACED TURNBUCKLE W AND TENSIONED CABLE 109. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACT/EXTEND TEST PER MM 323000 WITH NO TROUBLE FOUND.

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