SDR 00130

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
February 10, 2004
Submitted
March 3, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
158
Aircraft time
11,413 hours, 11,070 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PILOT REPORTED AFTER DEPARTURE FROM STL GEAR INDICATION RED AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP, RETURN TO STL THREE GREEN AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN, WILL UPDATE AFTER MAINTENANCE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTED FLIGHTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED VIA SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT TO ANOTHER MAINTENANCE FACILITY, R & R LT MLG UPLOCK ASSY AND ADJUSTED STRIKER PLATE, SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER PROBLEM ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.