Service difficulty report · Socket · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
June 3, 2019
Submitted
June 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N983TW
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
53633
Aircraft time
52,710 hours, 26,881 cycles
Part
Socket
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Indicator
Stage of operation
AP
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

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS WHEN GEAR PLACED DOWN, NO GREEN LIGHT INDICIATION ON LEFT MAIN GEAR RAN CHECKBITS NO HELP F/O DETERMINED SOCKET CONNECTION TO BULB HOLDER FAULTY, NO SPRING BACK FELT TO BULB HOLDER JIGGLED IT ENOUGH AND GREEN LIGHT CAME ON. LANDED NORMALLY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED LEFT LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR CLEANED CONTACTS AND REPOSITIONED LAMPS, REINSTALLED AND TESTED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 32-60-03.

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