Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12538
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47218
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
801801
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE RT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE UNSAFE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAH WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER GEAR INDICATION PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH, A SIMULATED TEST CHECKED GOOD.

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