Service difficulty report · Uplock · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
January 29, 2002
Submitted
January 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45998
Aircraft time
84,202 hours, 33,748 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
84,202 hours, 33,748 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

EN ROUTE FROM MCI TO TOL, THE LANDING GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE GEAR UPLATCH CHECK. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, CLEANED AND LUBRICATED THE GEAR UPLATCH MECHANISMS. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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