SDR MALA040912

Service difficulty report · Uplock · Bac AVRO146RJ85A

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
January 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534XJ
Make and model
Bac AVRO146RJ85A
Aircraft serial
E2370
Aircraft time
9,886 hours, 9,717 cycles
Part
Uplock
Condition
Frozen
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, LT GEAR NOT INDICATING UP AND LOCKED. RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND GEAR HANDLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR RETURN TO MSP. MAINTENANCE FOUND ICE COMPLETELY AROUND DOOR UPLOCK LATCH AND SURROUND DOOR WAS UNABLE TO LATCH CLOSED. REMOVED ICE, NO DAMAGE NOTED AT DOOR OR LATCH NOTED.