Service difficulty report · Uplock · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 19, 2012
Submitted
December 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
22,999 hours, 23,516 cycles
Part
Uplock
Part number
465009
Part serial
MAL0199
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LOWERED GEAR AND RECEIVED AN UNSAFE RED LIGHT ON RT MAIN AND YELLOW GEAR DOOR LIGHT ON SAME. OTHER GEAR INDICATION WAS NORMAL. MISSED APPROACH AND WITHIN JUST A FEW MINUTES BOTH LIGHTS WENT OUT. RAISED GEAR NORMAL. LOWERED GEAR FOR NEXT APPROACH AND ALL WAS NORMAL. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REPLACED THE NR 1 AND NR 2 MLG UPLOCK ASSYS. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.