Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC941

Difficulty date
February 4, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979AX
Make and model
Doug DC941
Aircraft serial
47492
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg Downlock
Stage of operation
AP
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

NO RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATION WITH THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. PERFORMED GEAR RECYCLE, ALTERNATE GEAR INDICATION CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. GOT GPWS GEAR, TOO LOW ON FINAL. SATISFACTORY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED AFTER FLY-BY GEAR INSPECTION. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH.

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