SDR SRAA129501

Service difficulty report · Retract Mech · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 2, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N874SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46149
Part
Retract Mech
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LAX - FLT QFA 7580 - ON CLIMB-OUT, CREW NOTICED AIRCRAFT HAD SEVERE VIBRATION DURING AND AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CYCLED GEAR AND FOUND VIBRATION LESSENED, BUT DID NOT STOP, ACCOMPLISHED AIR TURN BACK TO LAX. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING. FOUND RT MLG DOOR FOLLOW UP SYSTEM OUT OF RIG, RERIGGED RT MLG. FOLLOW UP DOOR SYSTEM AND PERFORMED GEAR SWING UPLATCH CHECK PER MM CH 32-31-5. (M)

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