Service difficulty report · Uplock Spring · Bag JETSTM3201

Difficulty date
March 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N948AE
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3201
Aircraft serial
948
Part
Uplock Spring
Part number
184925
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, THE RIGHT RED INTRANSIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED DOWN AND ALL THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SBP AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT UPLOCK SPRING BROKEN, THE SPRING WAS REPLACED AND GEAR SWINGS PERFORMED.