Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
March 22, 2010
Submitted
March 24, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45NA
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47410
Aircraft time
62,837 hours, 39,990 cycles
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
AP
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

GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM UP POSITION. PERFORMED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECKLIST AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT STOPPED ON RUNWAY AND MX PINNED LANDING GEAR AND SECURED MAIN GEAR DOORS TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH GROUND. ACFT THEN TAXIED TO PARKING AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING PERFORMED: JACKED ACFT AND ACCOMPLISHED MULTIPLE GEAR SWINGS, ALL NORMAL. DETAILED VISUAL INSP OF GEAR HANDLE AND GEAR RELEASE MECHANISM REVEALED NO DEFECTS. COULD NOT DUPLICATE MALFUNCTION. DAMAGED GEAR DOORS TO BE REPLACED.

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