Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
April 6, 2017
Submitted
April 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9617R
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53564
Aircraft time
54,166 hours, 26,538 cycles
Part
Annunciator
Part number
368658188117
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

NO GEAR LIGHTS WITH GEAR HANDLE DOWN. FOUND LANDING GEAR WARNING BREAKER OUT. NOSE GEAR LIGHT REMAINED OUT AFTER RESETTING BREAKER AND SPARKS FROM NOSE GEAR INDICATOR WHEN RESETTING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED LIGHT ANNUNCIATOR FOR GEAR POSITION INDICATION AND FOUND CAUSE OF DISCREPANCY. REMOVED AND REPLACED LANDING GEAR ANNUNCIATOR, OPERATIONALLY CHECKS NORMAL IAW AMM 32-60-03 AND WDM 32-61-00. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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