Service difficulty report · Lock · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
July 6, 2012
Submitted
July 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799AL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45922
Aircraft time
87,982 hours, 26,571 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Mlg Door
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

HAD A DOOR NOT LATCH LAMP ON DURING UPLATCH CHECK. UNSATISFACTORY UP LATCH, BOTH ALTERNATE DOOR LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AFTER RECYCLE OF THE LANDING GEAR. JACKED ACFT IAW MM 7-11-0. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF MLG IAW MM 32-30-0 FOUND RT MAIN GEAR DOOR LOCK MECHANISM BINDING. CLEANED AND LUBED LOCKING MECHANISM AND PIVOT POINTS IAW MM 32-31-4. LANDING GEAR SYS OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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