Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 30, 2017
Submitted
April 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N963TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53613
Aircraft time
50,209 hours, 24,536 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
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 INITIAL GEAR RETRACTION ALL RED UNSAFE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. RECYCLED GEAR PER QRH PROCEDURE AND RED LIGHTS REMAINED ON. AS WE CONTINUED CHECK LIST, RED LIGHTS WENT OUT. CONTINUED CLIMB TO CRUISE ALL RED LIGHTS FLICKERED AND CAME ON BRIEFLY, THEN WENT OUT. WITH DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE CONCURRENCE, CONTINUED TO DFW WHERE THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND GEAR HANDLE SWITCH S1-89 BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH S1-89 IAW AMM 32-60-01 OPS CKS GOOD. ON GEAR SWING ALL INDICATIONS WORKED NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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