SDR ABXA020145

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
August 28, 2002
Submitted
August 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N924AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47403
Aircraft time
66,796 hours, 63,620 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. RECYCLED GEAR AND LIGHT STILL DID NOT GO OUT. EXTENDED GEAR LIGHT ON AT FLAPS 15 DEGREES. WHEN FLAPS 25 DEGREES SELECTED, LIGHT WENT OUT. EXECUTED MISSED APPROACH. CONFIGURED TO EXT/15 DEGREES GEAR UP WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS. ON NEXT APPROACH, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR SWITCH BAD. REPLACED THE DOOR SWITCH. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 MM 32-60-03.

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