SDR 95ZZZX1724

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
March 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817SJ
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48051
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
833702
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLL - FLT 307 - ON TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR UP INDICATION. NOSE GEAR DOOR APPEARED TO STAY DOWN OR IN TRANSIT. CYCLED GEAR DOWN, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. RAISED GEAR AGAIN AND HAD SAME UNSAFE INDICATION. AIRCRAFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT FLL. INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND FOUND STRUT DEFLATED. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. SERVICED NOSE STRUT AND AIRCRAFT MADE MAINTENANCE FERRY FLIGHT TO MIA. NOSE STRUT OKAY AT MIA. FOUND NOSE UPLOCK SWITCH BAD. REPLACED SWITCH. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION TEST GOOD. CYCLES, 5,911.

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