SDR ABXA010046

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
February 10, 2001
Submitted
February 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45894
Aircraft time
53,246 hours, 24,543 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
G357E20
Condition
Broken
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. CREW ABORTED APPROACH AND COMPLIED WITH THE ABNORMAL CHECKLIST. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND COMPLETED A TOWER FLY BY. THE TOWER STATED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOWN INDICATION CIRCUIT.

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