Service difficulty report · Uplatch · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
May 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N61CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46142
Part
Uplatch
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Part time
61,896 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM AVB EN ROUTE TO FRA, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINING THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO FRA FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR DOOR WARNING SYSTEM AND LUBRICATED THE LEFT GEAR DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM AND PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL GEAR SWING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL.

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