Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC862F

Difficulty date
November 5, 2000
Submitted
November 6, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N41CX
Make and model
Doug DC862F
Aircraft serial
46129
Aircraft time
70,452 hours, 19,409 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Mlg
Part time
70,452 hours, 19,409 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 HIK TO SUU, THE GEAR DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURE, PLACED THE GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION DETENT AND CONTINUED TO SUU FOR AN UNEVENTFULL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR, PERFORMED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WHICH REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. A RIG OF THE LEFT GEAR DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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