SDR ABXA040212

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
June 19, 2004
Submitted
June 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N988AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47084
Aircraft time
57,131 hours, 58,696 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
7000010101ABX
Part serial
11362
Condition
Maladjustment
Location
Nlg
Part time
915 hours, 945 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR RED UNSAFE INDICATOR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE. PRESS TO TEST OK, HAD TO RECYCLE GEAR TO OBTAIN NOSE GEAR GREEN SAFE LIGHT. TESTED NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. REPLACED THE NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH AS A PRECAUTION IAW DC9 MM 32-60-01-2-0101. OPS CHECK GOOD ON GEAR SWING.

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