Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
March 25, 2002
Submitted
May 21, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49655
Part
Uplock Sensor
Part number
39281375001
Part serial
CHC674A
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
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

ORD - FLT 9689 - NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. SWUNG GEAR 7-8 TIMES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ON GROUND. NEXT DAY REPEAT CONDITION. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UP SENSOR AND LOCK SENSOR, PROXIMITY BOX, AND NOSE GEAR BUNGEE NOSE LANDING GEAR. CONDUCTED FERRY FLIGHT AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RETRACT, INDICATOR PIN RELEASED NOSE LANDING GEAR LIGHT ON. NOISE AND VIBRATION INDICATED GEAR WAS EXTENDED OR GEAR DOORS OPEN. MADE 2 ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT. LANDED ORD WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACT ACTUATOR. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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