SDR ABXA040156

Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
April 29, 2004
Submitted
May 4, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N947AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47004
Aircraft time
60,357 hours, 60,669 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

GO AROUND-MISSED APPROACH-GEAR RECYCLE. UPON PLACING MLG HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR LANDING, MLG DOWN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER RUNNING ABNORMALS, DISCOVERED THE MLG WARNING CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS OUT. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND EXTENDED MLG. AFTER SECOND EXTENSION, THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AND MLG CHECKED DOWN ALSO ON USING MAIN GEAR PROXIMITY SWITCHES. LANDING SOUNDED AND APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. FOUND WIRE AT P1-132 PIN 7 OPEN TO S3-65 TERMINAL 2, REPAIRED WIRE 1G206D24. WHILE PULLING IN WIRE, WIRE G207K24 AND 1G205C24 BROKE AT ENVIRONMENT SPLICES IN CONDUIT. REPAIRED WIRES IAW DC-9 WDM 32-41-00 LEFT LANDING GEAR OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 AMM 32-60-00.

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