SDR USAAF98021

Service difficulty report · Door · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
February 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N883US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11337
Part
Door
Part number
D13312410
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT 275 - PHL-BTV - AFTER T/O, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. ALT PROCEDURES PERFORMED. GEAR SUCCESSFULLY RAISED WITH MANUAL OVERRIDE. FLT PROCEEDED TO BTV. ON DESCENT TO BTV WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED, 'R MLG UNSAFE' MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. GREEN RMLG DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR TWICE W/O SUCCESS. TOWER FLYBY CONFIRMED THAT RT MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED. FLT DIVERTED TO BDL FOR LONGER RUNWAYS. EN ROUTE TO BDL, GEAR RECYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. ON SIXTH ATTEMPT, ALL THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND NO MESSAGES APPEARED ON DISPLAY. FLT CONTINUED TO BDL WITH GEAR DOWN. FLT LANDED BDL W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE RT MAIN GEAR OTBD DOOR CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM DOOR.

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