Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 18, 2010
Submitted
April 20, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N938HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
152
Aircraft time
54,153 hours, 59,804 cycles
Part
Uplock Actuator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, DURING GEAR RETRACTION LEFT MAIN GEAR RED IN TRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, CAPTAIN PERFORMED ALTERNATE EXTENSION OF GEAR. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR UPLOCK ACTUATOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH -8 MM 32-30-26. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES IN HANGER. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD.