Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
July 12, 2002
Submitted
July 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46064
Aircraft time
83,846 hours, 34,094 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
4597340550
Part serial
445
Condition
Defective
Location
Wheel Well
Part time
83,846 hours, 34,094 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

ENROUTE FROM BFI TO PDX, THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE LANDING UPLATCH CHECK. THE FIIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR TO EXTINGUISH THE WARNING INDICATION. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO PDX FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR UPLATCH CYLINDER DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPLATCH CYLINDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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