Service difficulty report · Roller · Doug DC1010

Difficulty date
March 1, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N397FE
Make and model
Doug DC1010
Aircraft serial
46631
Aircraft time
68,731 hours, 27,918 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Roller
Condition
Broken
Location
Thrust Lever
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

GEAR UNSAFE HORN SOUNDED WHEN LEVER WAS RAISED ON T/O. HORN WAS SILENCED NORMALLY WITH THE GEAR HORN OFF BUTTON. THREE RED LIGHTS ON BOTH PANELS STAYED ON WITH HANDLE IN UP POSITION. GEAR WAS LOWERED AND 3 GREEN ANNUNCIATED. HYD PRESSURE & QUANTITY NORMAL. GEAR WAS RECYCLED WITH SAME RESULTS BUT NO HORN. JACKED A/C PER 07-11-00-2 DC-10-10 M/M SWUNG GEAR PER DC-10-10 M/M 32-30-00-5, WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE. FOUND BROKEN ROLLER ON ACTUATOR FOR NR 3 THRUST LEVER LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN SWITCH. REPLACED ACTUATOR ON SWITCH S1-342, PER DC-10MM 76-11-04-2. CYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL CYCLES, PER DC-10MM 32-30-00-5, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL.

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