Service difficulty report · Squat Switch · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
January 15, 2008
Submitted
January 17, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N301FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
46800
Aircraft time
77,463 hours, 24,168 cycles
Part
Squat Switch
Condition
Inactive
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER T/O RAISED GEAR AND NOSE GEAR REMAINED UNSAFE, BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATIONS. RAN QRH CHECKLIST, CYCLED GEAR AND GOT GOOD UP AND LOCKED INDICATIONS, SO CONTINUED ON FLIGHT. WHILE GEAR WAS UNSAFE ALSO GOT PITOT AND TAT PROBE HEAT OFF INDICATIONS, SO WEIGHT OFF WHEELS SWITCH WAS NOT ACTIVATED. REPACKED NLG STRUT REF MM 32-21-01-8. SERVICED REF 32-21-01-3. PERFORMED RETRACTION CHECK. ALL INDICATIONS CK GOOD. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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