Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
July 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N17535
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47111
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

THE LT MLG UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR EXTENSION ON APPROACH. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION LEVER WAS PULLED. A TOWER FLY-BY WAS PERFORMED AND THE GEAR WAS CONFIRMED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG DIRTY. THE PLUG WAS CLEANED. A SYSTEM TEST ON THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-1, PAGE 201.

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