Service difficulty report · Uplatch Sensor · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
November 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48314
Part
Uplatch Sensor
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR RETRACT, MOMENTARY UNSAFE LEFT GEAR IND IAS 220. LIGHT CAME BACK ON AT TOD (FL190) AND REMAINED ON THROUGH DESCENT. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. LIGHT WILL COME ON WITH APPLICATION OF SPEED BRAKES DURING FLIGHT AS WELL. FOUND LOOSE TERMINAL AT TERMINAL STRIP S3-682 NR 5. TIGHTENED SAME. MX WAS ABLE TO FULLY DUP PROBLEM ON GRD THIS TIME BY MOVING NR 5 TERM AROUND. GEAR IND CKS GOOD ON GRD. JLB 168198 CKD MAIN GEAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM ON LT MLG PER M/M 32-34-03-2 (CBS 95486) NO DEFECTS NOTED. (JOB PROGRESS STARTED). REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG UPLATCH SENSOR IAW M/M 32-61-03, OPS CKS GOOD UPON GEAR RETRACTION ON GND. MAINTENANCE CK FLT UNSAT, WAITING FOR MAXI UPDATE AFTER GOOD CHK FLT.

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