SDR ARWA20021005

Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC863

Difficulty date: October 10, 2002
Submitted: October 15, 2002
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N345JW
Make and model: Doug DC863
Aircraft serial: 46042
Aircraft time: 76,837 hours, 25,704 cycles
System (JASC): 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
Part: Connector
Condition: Failed
Location: Mlg Uplock
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: C
Nature of condition: N
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

OUT OF MIA DURING CLIMB OUT, GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER UPLATCH CHECK. PERFORMED CHECKLIST, LIGHT STAYED ON. RETURNED TO MIA. TROUBLESHOOT RETRACT SYSTEM AND FOUND CONNECTOR TO UPLATCH SWITCH BAD. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONNECTOR, RECONNECT UPLATCH SWITCH, PERFORMED LANDING RETRACTION AND TEST IAW MM 32-22-1, ALL SYSTEMS AND INDICAITON CHECKED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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