SDR 95ZZZM656

Service difficulty report · Uplatch Pin · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
October 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N950R
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45903
Part
Uplatch Pin
Part number
48008731
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT NR 021 - KDFW-KDAY - AFTER TAKEOFF UPLATCH CHECK WAS NOT GOOD. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ON. EXTENDED GEAR AND RETRACTED GEAR. WHEN UPLATCH CHECK WAS ATTEMPTED AGAIN, THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. UNABLE TO MOVE LONG HANDLE, SHORT HANDLE WAS PUT DOWN AND GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY. RETURNED TO KDFW. MAINTENANCE FOUND SHEER PIN ON NOSE GEAR UPLATCH BROKEN LETTING UPLATCH ASSEMBLY DANGLE. S/D - MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR UPLATCH SHEER PIN PER MM 32-31-6. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS NORMAL. (M)

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