Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 7, 2015
Submitted
April 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N863GA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49911
Part
Actuator
Part number
59370365507
Part serial
CPT0524
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

ON TAKEOFF, AFTER LANDING GEAR HANDLE BEING MOVED TO UP POSITION GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. 3 RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED & GEAR REMAINED PARTIALLY RETRACTED AS EVIDENCE BY INCREASED DRAG & WIND NOISE. QRH 32.9 EXTENDED & RETRACTED GEAR, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. JACKED ACFT IAW AMM 07-11-00. CHECKED PROX SENSORS, NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 32-60-05. CHECKED & ADJ OF LANDING CONTROL VLV, NO DEFECTS FOUND IAW AMM 32-32-00. R & R MLG RT RETRACT ACTUATOR. LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 32-32-02. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 32-30-00. LOWER ACFT & REMOVED JACK PADS IAW AMM 07-11-00.

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