Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 9, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45938
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER RETRACTING THE GEAR, GEAR UNLATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED THE GEAR AND NOTED LEFT GEAR DOWN GREEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY, THE RIGHT ALTERNATE DOORS LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN WENT OUT. HOWEVER, THE LEFT ALT DOOR LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE SPOILER PRESSURE REMAINED AT 3000 PSI THE WHOLE TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED MLG CONTROL VALVE PER MM 32-31-00 PG 203, SAFTIED AND ADJUSTED.

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