Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
May 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942AX
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47552
Part
Connector
Part number
0080004003
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
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AFTER TAKEOFF AT LBB, RIGHT RED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED. RECYCLED GEAR, NO HELP. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL CHECKLIST WITH GEAR HANDLE UP AND RIGHT HYDRAULIC PUMP ON HIGH, AFTER FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FLIGHT GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER ONE HOUR, GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WENT OUT. RED RIGHT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK PROXIMITY SWITCH CANNON PLUG NOT FULLY SEATED AND DIRTY. RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR CANNON PLUG DIRTY. CLEANED CANNON PLUGS AND RETIGHTENED. PERFORMED GEAR SWING, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 32-60-0. REPLACED PROXIMITY CONTROL BOX. PERFORMED GEAR SWING IAW DC-9 SUPP MM 32-60-0.

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