SDR ABXA060157

Service difficulty report · Rotary Switch · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
April 5, 2006
Submitted
April 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46113
Aircraft time
62,740 hours, 28,687 cycles
Part
Rotary Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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 TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTED (FROM ILN TO MEM) THE RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE AMBER RIGHT DOOR LIGHT ON F/E'S PANEL. RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO EFFECT. PERFORMED AN UPLATCH CHECK AND ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED WITH A NORMAL UPLATCH CHECK. CONTINUED FLIGHT NORMALLY. FOUND LANDING GEAR AND DOOR LATCH ROTARY SWITCH BAD. JIGGLING THE KNOB, THE LATCH LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. REPLACED THE ROTARY SWITCH PER THE WIRING DIAGRAM AS REQUIRED AND OPS CHECKED THE GEAR POSITION WARNING PER DC8 AMM 32-10-00-2. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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