Post 11's second picture is very interesting. Normal sequencing for the gear would be handle to down, MLG doors sequence open, main gear unlocks and gravity assisted falls to the 'locked position' (MLG actuator can push it so that the sidebrace goes overcenter), then the MLG doors are finally sequenced closed. Appears here that the RMLG door did not open all the way prior to the gear becoming unlocked (or the gear never reached the fully up and locked position when retracted the last time) and hung on the door. Because the gear did not extend all the way, the doors were not sequenced closed again (both remained open).
Surprises me that the door would be strong enough to hold the weight of the gear + the actuator force. I would assume that the crew attempted at least one re-sequencing.
Last edited by SouthpawSLF; 11th Jan 2010 at 15:01.