Service difficulty report · Actuator · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
June 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N728PL
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45918
Part
Actuator
Part number
45973405505
Condition
Misrigged
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
74,563 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, W
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

EN ROUTE, THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK FAILED WITH THE GEAR NOT LATCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE INDICATION REMAINING THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO SUU FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR AND INDICATION SYSTEMS WITH DISCREPANCIES NOTED. MAINTENANCE PLACED THE UPLATCH CHECK ON DEFERRAL IAW CO MEL PROCEDURES, ACFT VISITED HEAVY MAINTENANCE. HEAVY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A GEAR SWING WHICH REVEALED THE LT UPLATCH MECHANISM AND LT MAIN GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER MISRIGGED. HEAVY MAINTENANCE CORRECTED THE DISCREPANCIES IAW THE MM AND A SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWING.

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