Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
October 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14840
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49580
Part
Uplock Sensor
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

AIRCRAFT HAD A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RT MLG RED UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE RT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM 32-60-05, PAGE 207. THE GEAR WAS SWUNG AND GEAR OPERATION AND INDICATIONS WERE GOOD.

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