Service difficulty report · Uplock · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
March 20, 2000
Submitted
May 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N33449
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
507
Part
Uplock
Part number
C245890001
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BTR - FLT 3533 - THE CREW REPORTED THE LEFT MLG WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE A/C LANDED AT BTR WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE LANDING GEAR ON MEL 32-31-03 CONTROL NR 195223, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IAH WHERE MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK BOX IAW ATR42-500 JIC 32-31-00, CLEARED THE MEL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. (M)

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