Service difficulty report · Uplatch Assy · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
December 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47325
Part
Uplatch Assy
Part number
8756252
Condition
Overtorqued
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. ON UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAISED HANDLE, KEPT RIGHT HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AT 3,000 PSI. FOUND HARDWARE ON UPLATCH MECHANISM OVER TORQUED NOT ALLOWING THE LATCH HOOK TO MOVE INTO POSITION. RETORQUED HARDWARE IAW DC-9 MM 32-31-4, OPS CHECK GOOD ON GEAR SWING.

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