Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
March 18, 2010
Submitted
March 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,087 hours, 33,055 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
No Test
Location
Mlg
Part time
101,087 hours, 33,055 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING "C" CHECK INSP TEST FLIGHT, GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CREW CYCLED GEAR AND UPLATCH CHECK FAILED A SECOND TIME WITH GEAR RED LIGHT STAYED ON. THEY RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED LANDING GEAR EXTENSION AND RETRACTION TEST, AND FOUND NLG DOES NOT PERFORM UPLATCH PROCEDURE. MX ADJUSTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-22-1, PAGE 501-504, 32-30-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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