Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 6, 2020
Submitted
December 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7823
Aircraft time
37,880 hours, 35,678 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
16600103
Part serial
DCL1239506
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
47,119 hours, 39,911 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GEAR DISAGREE WARNING MESSAGE AFTER GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKE-OFF. AFTER SELECTING THE GEAR LEVER TO UP POSITION WE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE NOSE GEAR BAY. APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS LATER, THE GEAR DISAGREE WARNING OCCURRED. WE FOLLOWED THE QRH WHICH DIRECTED US TO PULL THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER, WARNINGS CLEARED. HYD B PUMPS AUTO ON TAKE-OFF. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND NLG UPLOCK TO BE INTERMITTENTLY LATCHING AFTER THE GEAR HANDLE HAS BEEN SELECTED UP. R & R NLG UPLOCK, IAW 32-33-05, OPERATIONS CHECK GOOD. NOISE FOUND DURING GEAR TRANSITION IS THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED/SPINDOWN AMM 32-43-00, NO DEFECTS NOTED.