SDR MALA030159

Service difficulty report · Uplock Sensor · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
February 18, 2003
Submitted
February 19, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2329
Part
Uplock Sensor
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
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

DURING GEAR RETRACTION ON FLIGHT 3460, GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. AIR RETURN TO DTW. RT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, CYCLED UNDER DIRECTION OF DTW MX. RT MAIN UNSAFE EXTINGUISHED. LT MAIN GEAR ILLUMINATED, CYCLED 5 TIMES UNDER DIRECTION OF MX LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND ICE AND SNOW SLUDGE ON MLG UPLOCKS, THAWED, CLEANED, AND LUBED UPLOCKS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK IAW AVRO AMM 32-30-00 501. DID SEVERAL GEAR SWINGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME.