Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
July 16, 2004
Submitted
July 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583AN
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53183
Aircraft time
27,235 hours, 25,410 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB, WITH A SPEED OF 230 KTS, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON FOR TEN MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WAS NOT AN ABNORMAL CHECK. THEN DURING APPROACH WHEN LANDING GEAR WAS SELECT DOWN THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT TOOK MORE THAN ONE MINUTE AND THIRTY SECONDS TO GOES OFF. FLYBY THE CONTROL TOWER TO BE SURE THAT GEAR WAS DOWN AND THE DOORS WERE CLOSE. BITE ON PSEU WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 32-60-04 PAGE 201. NO FAULT FOUND, TEST OK. LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UP LATCHES D1-25 AND D1-26 WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED. TEST WAS VERIFIED IAW AMM 32-60-05 PAGE 207. ALSO BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND FOUND NORMAL AND LEVEL CORRECT.

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