Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
December 25, 2004
Submitted
December 28, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46619
Aircraft time
67,897 hours, 26,877 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

ON APPROACH TO LAND, LOWERED LANDING GEAR AND DID NOT GET DOWN AND LOCKED ON ANY GEAR JUST 3 RED INDICATIONS. GRABBED GEAR HANDLE AND CHECKED FOR LOCKED DOWN HANDLE, THEN JIGGLE HANDLE, NO HELP. CYCLED LANDING GEAR AND AGAIN GOT 3 RED INDICATIONS. HYDRAULICS WERE GOOD, CHECKED HANDLE FOR SECURITY AND STILL NO GREEN LIGHTS (EITHER SD OR LIGHTS). HIT THE HANDLE HARD WITH FIST AND INSTANTLY GOT 3 GREEN INDICATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED S1-431 LANDING GEAR HANDLE SWITCH, OPS CHECKS OK PER MM 32-31-02-2 AND SUPP 32-60-00-0 PAR 11.

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