SDR CAL960464

Service difficulty report · Uplock Spring · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N58545
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47094
Part
Uplock Spring
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

IAH - FLT 1453 - THE GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN-FLIGHT WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON LOW. A GEAR UPLATCH CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND REMAINED OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND RT MLG DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM SPRING BROKEN. THE MECHANISM WAS REMOVED AND THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANISM WAS REINSTALLED IAW MM 32-31-4. AN EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FOR THE LANDING GEAR WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-30-0, CODE 1 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. (X)

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