Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804AX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45987
Part
Connector
Part number
189915
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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 FROM ILN, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR NOT LATCHED WAS ILLUMINATED. RECYCLED GEAR AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE IAW DC-8 OPS MANUAL. NO HELP. CLEANED CONNECTOR AT PROXIMITY SWITCH AFTER VERIFYING MALFUNCTION. SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MAB DC8-32-6.

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