Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47427
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER RAISING GEAR ON TAKEOFF. RECYCLED GEAR, LIGHT REMAINED ON. LIGHT DID GO OUT ONCE WE SLOWED TO 170 KIAS. FOUND ICE AROUND UPLOCK SWITCH. REMOVED ICE AND ALL ICE IN NOSE WHEEL WELL AREA. LUBED NOSE GEAR, GEAR DOOR ACTUATORS AND CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECKED NORMAL. CLEANED NOSE GEAR UPLATCH CONNECTOR, SWITCH OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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