SDR UPS802515

Service difficulty report · Lock Act · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
February 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N919UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45915
Part
Lock Act
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

(SUPPLEMENTAL MRR) PILOT REPORTED WHEN LOWERED LANDING GEAR, NO LEFT MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN, CYCLED GEAR 3-4 TIMES, NO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. ATTEMPT TO LOWER LT MAIN GEAR MANUALLY AND DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. TURNED HANDLE C/W 2-3 TURNS AND GOT DOOR LIGHT, WAIT 5 SECONDS AND TRIED TO CONTINUE TURN TO STOP, BUT HANDLE WOULD NOT MOVE. IT FELT BOUND. FINALLY, FORCED HANDLE UNTIL HEARD A CABLE BREAK. LEFT GEAR CAME DOWN AT THAT TIME. CHECK LEFT MANUAL EXTENSION FOR BROKEN CABLE OR SOMETHING. REPLACED LT MAIN GEAR LOCK ACTUATOR PER MM 32-30-00. REPLACED MLG CABLES PER 32-34-41. REPLACED MANUAL EXTENSION DRUM PER 32-34-71.

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