Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 4, 2002
Submitted
April 4, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46124
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT AFTER GEAR RETRACTION DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT ON S/O PANEL ILLUMINATED TOO. ABNORMAL PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND UPLOCK CHECK PERFORMED FIVE TIMES SPEED WAS KEPT WITHIN LIMITATIONS. CONTACTED FLIGHT CONTROL WHO DIVERTED US TO MIAMI. CLEANED AND LUBED RT GEAR DOOR MECHANISM UPLOCK CLEANED PROX SWITCH, OPS CHECK NORMAL PER M/M 32-60-0.

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