SDR SWIA95713

Service difficulty report · Uplock Roller · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N205SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120260
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Uplock Roller
Condition
Lack Of Lube
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER SELECTING GEAR UP ON TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE, TWO RED LIGHTS. CYCLED GEAR TWICE AND GOT SAME INDICATION. JACKED AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED GEAR, ALL INDICATIONS AND RETRACTION NORMAL. CHECKED UPLOCK HOOK RIGGING PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL, CHECKED GOOD. FOUND UPLOCK ROLLER DRY, LUBED UPLOCK ROLLER AND HOOK. ALSO, SERVICED NOSE STRUT WITH HYD FLUID AND N2. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GEAR RETRACTION AND DOOR OPERATION NORMAL.

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