Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Dhav DHC7102

Difficulty date
November 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N905HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC7102
Aircraft serial
070
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
155507
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
31,868 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

FLT NR 3055 - ORF-DCA - ON APPROACH INTO DCA, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT INITIALLY EXTEND. WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, GOT TWO GREEN ON NOSE AND RIGHT GEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS WHEN THE LEFT GEAR DOORS AND RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LEFT GEAR THEN EXTENDED AND LOCKED GREEN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DCA WITHOUT INCIDENT. BLED AIR FROM NR 2 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. FLT 3144 - ORF-DCA - LATER IN THE DAY, ON APPROACH INTO DCA, WHEN GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE GEAR REMAINED UP FOR TEN SECONDS BEFORE GOING RED THEN GREEN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN DCA WITHOUT INCIDENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN UPLOCK ACTUATOR. (M)