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founds with cg7. fltb take off and ab climb started, inboard main landing gear doors failed to retract. maximum speedts. aircraft slowed immediately. flew locallyts and recycled gear several times in unsuccessful attempt to retract doors. dumped4 pounds of fuel* while dumping pilot checked adf, still inoperative as expected, various other items checked ie, instruments, air conditioning etc. Land ing normal, pilot elected no chute, turned off at taxiway, no problem. corner on metal fillet just aft of right wheel well was torn backnches* can be patched locally, weather moving intq base precluded^twanging mission into pilot proficiency. inner gear doors malfunction suspected to be due to improper micposwitch adjustment. retraction test
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