Service difficulty report · Uplatch Mech · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
May 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47176
Part
Uplatch Mech
Part number
59264305502
Condition
Lack Of Lube
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. RECYCLED GEAR, NO CHANGE, FOLLOWED BY THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATING. TURNED ON THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WENT OUT WITH THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINING ON. FLEW TO ILN WITH THE PUMP ON AT .70 MACH. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE RIGHT GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM, PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT AND TEST IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 32-60-00, OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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