Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 6, 2010
Submitted
April 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,119 hours, 33,068 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Part time
101,119 hours, 33,068 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

DURING UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT CAME ON, CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DEFERRED MAIN UPLATCH SYS, IAW MEL 32-16-01. MX FOUND THE LT AND RT MAIN GEAR ACTUATING CYLINDER NOT BOTTOMED OUT. THEY BOTTOMED OUT BOTH ACTUATING CYLINDERS. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-32-2 AND 32-30-00. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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