SDR ARWA990107

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
January 14, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810BN
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45905
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

MIA - FLT 1628 - AFTER TAKEOF IN SEGU, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. COULD NOT GET SATISFACTORY UPLATCH CHECK, DOOR NOT LATCHED, LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE, PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION IN ACCORDANCE OF ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. CHECKED INDICATING SYSTEM, FOUND NORMAL. TROUBLESHOT, FOUND RIGHT MLG DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM STIFF. LUBED SAME, CYCLED MLG SEVERAL TIMES AND PERFORMED REPEATED UPLATCH CHECKS NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. OPS NORMAL IAW DC-8 MM 32-30-0 AND 12-81-01 LUBE. (M)

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