Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
September 16, 2003
Submitted
October 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N949DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49880
Aircraft time
37,409 hours, 29,658 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Broken
Location
Right Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER GEAR EXTENSION. EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND COMPLIED WITH POM PROCEDURES TO UNEVENTFUL LANDING. FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR LATCH FOLLOW UP MECHANISM ATTACH BOLT BROKEN REF IPC 32-30-00-12A ITEM 126. REPLACED BOLT AND CYCLED DOORS SEVERAL TIMES. GEAR DOOR OPERATION IS NOW NORMAL.

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