SDR JBXA000220

Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
November 22, 2000
Submitted
November 25, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105ML
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11475
Aircraft time
19,899 hours, 14,374 cycles
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON LANDING AT LGA GEAR UNSAFE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE AND LIGHT WENT OUT. A/C WAS INSPECTED AND GEAR PINS INSTALLED. A/C WAS THEN FERRIED TO RDU. MX REPLACED THE RIGHT MLG UPLOCK SENSOR IAW 32-61-03. REPLACED RT UPLOCK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY IAW 32-31-04. GEAR PINS WERE REMOVED. OPS CHECK L/G IAW 32-32-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. A/C THEN DEPARTED RDU WHERE UPON SELECTING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION L/G UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND LIGHT WENT OUT. A/C RETURNED TO RDU WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE L/G TEST HANDLE WAS LEFT IN THE TEST POSITION. TEST HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO NORMAL POSITION AND SAFTIED IAW 32-00-00-710-81.

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