SDR Y2PA97010

Service difficulty report · Uplock Switch · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
March 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
57
Part
Uplock Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Mlg Door
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

YNG - RIGHT MAIN GEAR (RED) DOOR LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED DURING CLIMB THROUGH 10,000 MSL. THE PILOT REDUCED SPEED TO 190 KIAS (VLO) AND CYCLED GEAR. CREW ADVISED ATC, CLIMBED TO 16,000 MSL, REMAINING AT 190 KIAS AND CONTINUED TO YIP. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT THE INTENDED DESTINATION AT YIP. NO EMERGENCY PROCEDURES NECESSARY. MX VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT PINS 'E' AND 'F' OF DOOR UPLOCK SWITCH HAD CONTINUITY AT ALL TIMES, CAUSING LIGHT TO REMAIN ON. REPLACED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR UPLOCK IAW MM CHAP 32-3-10. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. (M)