Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
March 29, 2000
Submitted
May 12, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8974U
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46110
Part
Uplock
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Part time
51,667 hours, 15,620 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

HIK - FLT JZ43 - EN ROUTE TO KWA, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, ACCOMPANIED BY GEAR AND DOOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO HIK FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE MAIN GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISMS AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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