Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
September 5, 2005
Submitted
September 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46939
Aircraft time
81,597 hours, 25,472 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg
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

LANDING GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE ON BOTH THE CONFIG PAGE AND GEAR LIGHTS AFTER RETRACTION. RECYCLED IAW CFM PROCEDURE AND ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. TOWER STATED GEAR "APPEARED" RETRACTED WHILE HAD UNSAFE INDICATIONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR CONTROL MECHANISM DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL HANDLE AND MECH. IT WAS DISCOVERED SWITCH S1-431 CONNECTORS WERE VERY LOOSE AND SWITCH WAS REPLACED. JACKED AIRCRAFT. SWUNG ALL GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. ALL LIGHTS WORKED NORMAL.

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