Service difficulty report · Box · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
December 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46093
Part
Box
Part number
92693759
Condition
Defective
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON GEAR EXTENSION, DID NOT GET A DOWN INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. GEAR WAS RECYCLED TWICE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. REPLACED BULB AND HAD SAME RESULT. RIGHT GEAR INDICATION CAME ON BY ITSELF AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES. DID A FLY-BY AT EWR FOR TOWER TO VERIFY THAT GEAR WAS DOWN. REPLACED WIRE SEGMENTS G352J20, 352AN20 AND G307N20 TO P1-398 PLUG. REPLACED DIMMER BOX B15-60 AND CONTACTS 4 AND 5 IN P1-1344 PLUG IAW DC-8 WDG 32-61-01. REPLACED DOWN LOCK SWITCH IAW DC-8 M.M. 32-60-0. OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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