What was found
DURING CLIMBOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND BROKEN SPRING TO UPLATCH MECHANISM AND REPLACED SPRING.
- Difficulty date
- February 10, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N917RW
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47145
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Uplatch Spring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- 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.