Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
December 23, 2000
Submitted
December 27, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1808E
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
46105
Part
Switch
Condition
Defective
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF KATL, DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. PERFORMED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH LIGHT; AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MIA & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENTS.CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT AND RIGHT DOORS MICRO SWITCHES. INDICATION OPS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM 32-60-0 AND OPS CHECKED MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLATCH MECHANISM IAW MM 32-31-4 AND FOUND NORMAL.

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