Service difficulty report · Control Cable · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
November 1, 2002
Submitted
November 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N705UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45949
Part
Control Cable
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WITH GEAR HANDLE IN THE "UP" POSITION THE DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE LT MLG DOOR ALTERNATE AMBER LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. GEAR HAD TO BE CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT. RIGGED LT MLG FOLLOWUP GEAR DOOR CABLES PER MM 32-31-05 RIG & OPS CHECKED GOOD, CHECKED UPLOCK ROLLER CLEARANCE & PULL CHECK OPS CHECKED NORMAL. CYCLED GEAR, FREE FULL & LIGHT INDICATIONS CHECKED NORMAL PER MM 32-31-05, 32-31-04.

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