Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 5, 2001
Submitted
July 10, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Aircraft time
80,195 hours, 23,038 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
80,195 hours, 23,038 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 HIK TO SUU, THE LANDING GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE LANDING GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SUU FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECT THE LANDING GEAR WHICH REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISM LACKING LUBRICATION. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AND LUBRICATION THE UPLATCH MECHANISM, PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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