Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
March 19, 2014
Submitted
March 28, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76200
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53290
Aircraft time
67,878 hours, 29,184 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DFW CREW REPORTED RT MLG INDICATED DOWN WITH HANDLE UP. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON WITH HYD PUMPS ON LOW BUT LIGHT OFF WITH HYD PUMPS ON HIGH. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED DFW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR. SYS GND CHECKED NORMAL, OPERATION CLOSED.

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