SDR ABXA010551

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
October 26, 2001
Submitted
October 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47511
Aircraft time
52,030 hours, 49,643 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON APPROACH, NO GREEN OR RED GEAR EXTENSIONS FOR THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. ALTERNATE GEAR INDICATION WORKED NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ILN. FOUND TWO BROKEN WIRES ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SIDE BRACE CONDUIT. REPAIRED WIRES. SWUNG GEAR IAW DC-9 MM. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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