Service difficulty report · Uplatch · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
September 16, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46155
Part
Uplatch
Part number
56488615505
Condition
Lack Or Lube
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
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 GEAR RETRACTION AND ALL GEAR INDICATION LIGHTS OUT, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. CYCLED GEAR, LIGHTS WENT OUT. CLEANED AND LUBRICATED RIGHT GEAR DOOR UPLATCH ASSY. INSPECTED AND TESTED IAW DC8 MM 32-6.

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