Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
November 12, 2002
Submitted
November 20, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
88,900 hours, 28,787 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
45973405505
Part serial
446
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg Door Uplock
Part time
88,900 hours, 28,787 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 DFW TO IAH, THE DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED DURING THE GEAR UP LATCH CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAH FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THE RT UPLOCK ACTUATOR DEFECTIVE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE UPLOCK ASSEMBLY AND PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOUGLAS REPAIR MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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