Service difficulty report · Uplock · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
December 10, 2012
Submitted
December 14, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N292QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
93
Aircraft time
74 hours, 6,961 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
C242450062
Part serial
H1185
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nlg
Part time
11,174 hours, 6,961 cycles
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

RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE AFTER DEPARTURE, GEAR DID NOT RETRACT. WE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE NOSE WELL. JACKED ACFT. HOOKED UP MULE, WITH 1500 PSI, GEAR CAME UP. ALL 3 IN-TRANSIT LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND GEAR HANDLE FLASHED. CYCLED GEAR DOWN, ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. (EL)(DS) REMOVED PRESSURE AND NOSE GEAR STARTED TO DROP. NLG UPLOCK ASSY NOT HOLDING NLG. FOUND AMM FOR MANUAL RELEASE JAMMED AND WILL NOT MOVE. R & R NOSE GEAR UPLOCK BOX AND OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-22-17-900-801.