SDR SRAA109510

Service difficulty report · Uplock Actuator · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
October 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873SJ
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46091
Part
Uplock Actuator
Part number
45973405505
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

FLT 174 - LIM-MIA, DURING FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON AT UPLATCH CHECK, CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES NO HELP, CONTINUED FLIGHT WITH GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. SUPPORTED AIRCRAFT ON JACKS, FOUND LEFT MLG WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPLATCH POSITION. REPLACED UPLATCH ACTUATOR AND PERFORMED GEAR RETRACTION, FOUND OPERATION NORMAL PER MM CH 32-32-5. (M)

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