Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 9, 2004
Submitted
June 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
93,775 hours, 30,141 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg
Part time
93,775 hours, 30,141 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

ON DEPATURE FROM KBDL TO KTOL GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED. THE GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT CAME ON AND NOSE GEAR CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. CREW COMPLETED FLIGHT TO KTOL AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE JACKED AIRCRAFT, INSPECTED, CLEANED AND LUBED UPLATCH MECHANISM. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. SWUNG GEAR AND PERFORMED UPLATCH CHECK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER ALL APPLICABLE MANUALS. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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