Service difficulty report · Uplatch Assy · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
April 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46126
Part
Uplatch Assy
Part number
56487405501
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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 CLIMBOUT OF SJC, UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING UPLATCH CHECK. LEFT LANDING GEAR NOT LATCHED WAS INDICATED. RECYCLED GEAR 3 TIMES, SAME RESULT. PERFORMED ALTERNATE UPLATCH CHECK AND ALL GEAR AND DOOR INDICATIONS SHOWED LATCHED. LUBED LEFT GEAR UPLATCH ASSY. SWUNG GEAR AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC 8 MM CHAPTER 32.

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