Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
August 3, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13881
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48045
Part
Uplock
Part number
49397051
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
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

THE RT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION LEAVING EWR. THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO BOS WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN SPRING ON UPLOCK AND DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. THE SPRING WAS REPLACED. A PSEU BITE WAS PERFORMED IAW MM 32-60-04 AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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