SDR GTIA030334

Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
May 17, 2003
Submitted
June 12, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826NK
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
49391
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, UNTIL CLIMBING OUT OF 1500 FEET AGL. BOTH PILOTS HEARD A THUMP AND THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT. NO FURTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION TEST. FOUND LEFT UPLOCK SENSOR OUT OF LIMITS. READJUSTED. (M)

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