Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
December 12, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826AX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46061
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
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 UPLATCH CHECK, UNSAFE GEAR LIGHT CAME ON. RECYCLED GEAR. SUBSEQUENT UPLATCH CHECK WAS GOOD. GEAR WELL AREA WAS FOUND TO BE SATURATED WITH DE-ICE FLUID. CLEANED FLUID FROM CONNECTORS. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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