Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
June 7, 2000
Submitted
June 8, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781AL
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
45926
Aircraft time
85,835 hours, 27,451 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
85,835 hours, 27,451 cycles
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

EN ROUTE FROM FLL TO TOL, THE LANDING GEAR FAILED THE LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK, ACCOMPANIED BY A GEAR NOT LATCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL TEST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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