Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
April 14, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49713
Aircraft time
32,422 hours, 26,809 cycles
Part
Uplock Switch
Part number
833703
Condition
Failed
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION AFTER TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION. REPLACED NOSE GEAR UPLOCK SWITCHES AND SERVICED NOSE GEAR STRUT PER M/M, OP CHECKS NORMAL.

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