SDR 40004

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Amd FALCON900

Difficulty date
September 6, 2004
Submitted
September 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N369BG
Make and model
Amd FALCON900
Aircraft serial
040
Aircraft time
6,698 hours, 4,453 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C242450061
Part serial
U263
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
6,698 hours, 4,453 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON DEPARTURE FROM KIND, RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND DETECTED INCOMPLETE RETRACTION CYCLE. PLACED LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION WITH SUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSION. RETURNED TO KIND WITH UNEVENTFUL ARRIVAL. TROUBLESHOT LANDING GEAR RETRACTION PROBLEM AND ISOLATED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK MECHANISM. REPLACED UPLOCK MECHANISM AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF SYSTEM.