SDR 96ZZZM275

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
February 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340LS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3040
Part
Uplock
Part number
001A321A3000001
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
674 hours
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

AFTER DEPARTING DFW, THE FLIGHT CREW SELECTED GEAR UP, NEITHER MAIN GEAR WOULD SHOW UP AND LOCKED. THE CREW THEN SELECTED GEAR DOWN WITH NO PROBLEM. THEY THEN RETURNED TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE MAIN GEAR UPLOCK ROLLERS AND HOOKS HAD ICED OVER. DE-ICED THE GEAR SYSTEMS, NO FURTHER PROBLEMS NOTED. THIS IS A POST SB-328-30-132 (SLUSH GUARDS) AIRCRAFT. (M)