Service difficulty report · Uplock Roller · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
October 27, 2000
Submitted
October 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45946
Aircraft time
79,090 hours, 33,088 cycles
Part
Uplock Roller
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg Ww
Part time
79,090 hours, 33,088 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 IAH TO TOL, THE GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. 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, LUBRICATED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLATCH ASSEMBLY AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. MAINTENANCE PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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