Service difficulty report · Uplatch Mech · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
August 7, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N772UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
46072
Part
Uplatch Mech
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nose Gear
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE: DLY. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, HEARD BUZZING NOISE LIKE A RELAY CHATTERING. ON GEAR RETRACTION COULD FEEL BUZZING IN THE HANDLE, BUZZING STOPPED AS GEAR STARTED UP. WHEN PLACING GEAR HANDLE INTO THE UPLATCH POSITION THE NOSE GEAR FELL OUT OF WHEEWELL AND FULLY EXTENDED. RECYCLED GEAR DOWN AND THEN UP, OPERATION WAS NORMAL. SECOND UPLATCH CHK WAS NORMAL. LIFTED NOSE OF ACFT OFF GROUND AND CYCLED NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR PASSED UPLATCH TEST EACH TIME. INSPECTED UPLATCH MECHANISM, NO DEFECTS FOUND. SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY IAW M/M 32-31-06, M/M 32-20-00, PG 501.

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