14 Landing Gear

Landing Gear I
DC 9/80
OPERATIONS MANUAL Chapter 14 - 1/5 28/10/20 Rev 1
GENERAL
The airplane is equipped with a conventional tricycle gear system. The nose gear consists
of two wheels attached to a steerable shock strut. Each main gear consists of two wheels
and brakes mounted on a shock strut.
When retracted, all gears are fully enclosed into the fuselage. All three gears are equipped
with “spray deflectors”, which limit water and mud ingestion by engines during takeoff and
landing. Gears and doors position can be monitored by a light and acoustic warning
system. Each main gear is equipped with disk brakes (four disks for each brake), which
work through hydraulic pressure coming from the hydraulic system. There are also
pressure accumulators which provide a braking pressure reserve in case of loss of
hydraulic pressure. The braking system is electronically aided by an anti-skid system which
controls each gear brake.
LANDING GEAR SYSTEM

Gear doors are moved through the right hydraulic system. Gear extension and retraction
and respective door opening and closing, is operated by the gear lever placed in the center
of the main panel.
VISUAL/AURAL INDICATORS AND WARNING SYSTEM

LEFT NOSE and RIGHT gear lights are green when the gears are extended and locked.
When they are red indicate gear operating and in an intermediate position. Gear acoustic
warning system, with red LEFT NOSE RIGHT gear lights, starts operating when the aircraft
is flying at or below 210KIAS and one or both throttles are in idle position or ½ inch from
idle all gears are not extended and locked. The sound warning system can be inhibited
with the gear horn off button near the left throttle.
The amber GEAR DOOR OPEN light is illuminated when the main gear doors are not
completely closed.
GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM

The ground sensing control mechanism (GSCM) is connected to the nose gear and works
through the shock absorber compression and extension, it’s used to give the flight
condition to many aircraft systems. When the shock absorber is compressed the system is
in ground condition, when the nose gear shock absorber is extended the GSCM will
establish flight mode operation.
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WHEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCHES

On each main gear there is a sensor that works like GSCM, providing the ground condition
for ground spoiler operation and stall warning inhibit. The main aim indeed is only to allow
ground spoiler operation when aircraft is on ground.
BRAKE SYSTEM
Each main gear is equipped with disk brakes. Each brake is operated by a double set of
independent cylinders (four for each set) and also receives hydraulics pressure from both
right and left systems. There are two pressure accumulators to ensure hydraulic pressure
reserve in case of loss of hydraulic power during normal hydraulic system operation.
ANTI SKID SYSTEM

Anti-skid is a system that works through a computer linked by switches and tachometric
generators installed on each main gear, preventing wheels skidding due to braking
operation. If the computer reads a differential speed between two paired wheels (1-4 or 2-3
*) the anti-skid system releases the hydraulic pressure to skidding wheel’s brake, until the
computer doesn’t read relevant differential speed, applying normal braking pressure again.
At lower speeds (about 15kts) anti-skid system is inhibited.
*Standard gear numbering conversion.

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LANDING GEAR
GEAR DOOR OPEN Light: Landing Gear Lever:

ON: When main gear doors are not UP: Retracts landing
completely closed. gear and actuates the
up locks.
DOWN: Releases up
Gear (LEFT NOSE RIGHT) Light: locks, extends gears
GREEN: Gear lever down, all gears and activates down
extended and locked. locks.
RED: When gear lever is up, gears
not completely retracted, or gear
lever down and gears not
completely extended and locked. In
general, when a non-security
condition exists related to gear,
gear in the moving phase or in
disagree with the gear lever
position.
OFF: With gear lever up and gear
retracted and locked.
“Landing Gear”
Landing Gear Warning GEAR HORN OFF Button:

Horn: Pushing the button will inhibit
SOUNDING AND AURAL the “landing gear warning
WARNING: horn” except when flaps are
If flying at or below 210 KIAS extended at or above 26°.
and gear lever is not down
and locked and one or both
throttles are idle, or flaps are
extended at or above 26°.
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BRAKE SYSTEM
BRAKE PRESS. Indicator:

The gauge consists of two hands that show the respective
left and right brake hydraulic pressure. The scale is PSI X
1000.
PARKING BRAKES ON Light:

ON: Parking brakes are on.
ANTI-SKID Switch
OFF: EOAP warning lights on and anti-skid testing system
inoperative.
ARM: EOAP warnings are off and anti-skid system is armed for
normal operation if gear lever is down and parking brakes are off.
TEST: Temporary position. that anti skid warning messages will be
displayed in the EOAP.
NOTE: Anti-skid system executes a test each time the gear lever is
moved from up to down position.
L/R INBD/OUTBD ANTI-SKID Light:

ON: Indicates anti-skid failure for a
specific wheel.
NOTE: All warnings will light all
together during anti-skid test. All
lights are on if the anti-skid system is
in OFF position.
BRAKE TEMP Test Button

BRAKE TEMP OVHT Light Test brake electrical circuit
Comes on when brake and OVHT light.
temperature exceeds 400° C
and goes off when cools
below 360° C. BRAKE TEMP Selector
Selects individual brake for
temperature reading. When
BRAKE TEMP Indicator at ALL, indicator will display
Indicates selected hottest temperature of the hottest
brake temperature. brake.
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AUTOBRAKE SYSTEM
ARM/DISARM Switch
ARM: ABS armed for
automatic braking when
spoilers are deployed during
takeoff or landing.
DISARM: ABS inoperative,
manual braking available.
LOWER PEDESTAL
AUTO BRAKE Selector

T.O.: Provide maximum braking pressure when spoilers are deployed during rejected
takeoff.
OFF: ABS inoperative, manual braking available.
LAND MIN: When spoilers are deployed after landing brakes are automatically applied
with a minimum force defined as MIN.
LAND MED: When spoilers are deployed after landing brakes are automatically applied
to give deceleration level defined as MED.
LAND MAX: When spoilers are deployed after landing, brakes are automatically applied
with maximum force.
GLEARSHIELD
ABS Disarm Light

MASTER CAUTION will also come ON.
- Comes on anytime the landing gear handle is down and automating braking is selected
without arming the system.
- Comes on anytime ABS is automatically disarmed.
The system will automatically disarm when:
• Brake pedals are depressed beyond 25% of travel.
• Either or both throttles are advanced.
• The AUTO BRAKE ARM/DISARM switch is moved to the disarm position.
• L DC BUS is deenergized.

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Landing Gear I

LANDING GEAR SYSTEM

VISUAL/AURAL INDICATORS AND WARNING SYSTEM

GROUND SENSING CONTROL MECHANISM

WHEIGHT ON WHEELS SWITCHES

ANTI SKID SYSTEM

*Standard gear numbering conversion.

GEAR DOOR OPEN Light: Landing Gear Lever:

Landing Gear Warning GEAR HORN OFF Button:

BRAKE PRESS. Indicator:

PARKING BRAKES ON Light:

L/R INBD/OUTBD ANTI-SKID Light:

BRAKE TEMP Test Button

AUTO BRAKE Selector

ABS Disarm Light

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