SDR 95ZZZX6630

Service difficulty report · Uplatch Mech · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
November 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990CF
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46048
Part
Uplatch Mech
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KDAY/KCLT - FLT 004 - AFTER TAKEOFF DURING THE UPLATCH CHECK, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO FALL OUT OF THE NOSE WELL. THIS OCCURRED AFTER SEVERAL CYCLES OF THE LANDING GEAR. MAINTENANCE LUBED THE NOSE GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM. AN OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE NOSE GEAR UPLATCH WAS GOOD IAW MM 32-22-1.

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