SDR 2004F00308

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
July 21, 2004
Submitted
September 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58DD
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3008
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
602EN1046
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE COMING BACK FROM PIA-ASW, MLG WAS LOWERED, DURING APPROACH CHECKS. NLG INDICATION DID NOT GO 'GREEN'. INITIATED MISSED APPROACH & WENT INTO HOLDING PATTERN. FLT CREW CARRIED OUT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST & LOWERED MLG THE EMERGENCY METHOD. DECLARED EMERGENCY TO FORT WAYNE APPROACH. NLG INDICATION DID NOT COME UP EVEN BY EMERGENCY METHOD. THEN FLY THROUGH THE ASW 27 RUNWAY AT LOW ALTITUDE AND GOT CONFIRMATION FROM GROUND THAT ALL GEARS DOWN. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE LANDING GEAR WAS PINNED IAW MEL 32-3 ON 7/21/2004 ON LOG PAGE 56969. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO MKE AND THE NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH WAS REPLACED. MEL 32-3 HAVE BEEN CLEARED. OPS CHECK GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)