SDR ABXA040112

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
March 23, 2004
Submitted
March 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934AX
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
47462
Aircraft time
51,351 hours, 46,402 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
7000010101ABX
Part serial
8155
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nlg
Part time
189 hours, 163 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR HANDLE SELECTED DOWN, NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. RECYCLED GEAR WITH SAME RESULT. CHECKED GEAR DOWN VISUAL (PEEP HOLE) AND NOSE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 500 FT AGL ON FINAL. FOUND WIRING HARNESS KINKED BEHIND DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG. RE-ROUTED HARNESS TO PROVIDE CLEARANCE. NO DEFECTS ON WIRES OR PLUG. REPLACED DOWNLOCK SWITCH AS PRECAUTION.

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