20051130028199I

Incident

FAA incident report · Doug DC-8-73F · Omaha, NE · November 30, 2005

Date: November 30, 2005 · 06:14 local
Place: Omaha, NE
Airport: Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: IPXA
Aircraft: N851UP
Reported as: Doug DC873F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N851UPRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2011 · Douglas DC-8-73FS/N 46051 · Built 1969 Airframe modelDouglas DC-8-73F Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT3D-3&3BTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot reported to ATC that the right main gear may not be locked. Acft landed without incident. Company mechanics found an open wire in the wire bundle enclosed in the conduit running from the right main landing gear switch to the terminal. Mechanics replaced the wire. (-23 amendment) pilot reported to ATC that the right main gear may not be locked. The acft landed without incident. Company mechanics found an electrical open in a wire in a wire bundle. The wire bundle was enclosed in a conduit, that ran from the right main landing gear switch to the terminal. Mechanics replaced the wire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR MAY NOT BE LOCKED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND AN OPEN WIRE IN THE WIRE BUNDLE ENCLOSED IN THE CONDUIT RUNNING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE TERMINAL. MECHANICS REPLACED THE WIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) PILOT REPORTED TO ATC THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR MAY NOT BE LOCKED. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND AN ELECTRICAL OPEN IN A WIRE IN A WIRE BUNDLE. THE WIRE BUNDLE WAS ENCLOSED IN A CONDUIT, THAT RAN FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SWITCH TO THE TERMINAL. MECHANICS REPLACED THE WIRE.