Service difficulty report · Handle · Doug DC1030

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030
Aircraft serial
48299
Aircraft time
51,850 hours, 16,120 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
ABH7357511
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PUT GEAR DOWN AND HAD 4 RED LIGHTS, PUSHED ANTI-SKID TEST AND ANTI-SKID LIGHTS REMAINED BLANK.RAISED GEA R AND LOWERED GOT 4 GREEN AND ANTI-SKID TESTED.SUSPR CT THE SWITCH WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE IS PUSHED IN, DURING PREFLT CHECKS IT WAS STICKY. JACKED ACFT AND COMPLETED GEAR SWING. FOUND THAT HANDLE SWITCH WAS STICKING OUT CAUSING RED LIGHTS TO STAY ON WITH HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION. ALSO CAUSES THE ANTI SKID NOT TO TEST (UNTIL HANDLE PUSHED ALL THE WAY IN. CLEANED HANDLE RELEASE MECHANISM REF. AMM DC10-32-31-02-7. NOW OPS CK'S GOOD ON GEAR SWING.

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