Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
November 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12507
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47788
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TO
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

THE RT MLG RED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE AMBER GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON UPLATCH CHECK, BUT WENT OUT A SHORT TIME LATER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT MLG UPLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG LOOSE. THE CANNON PLUG WAS CLEANED AND SECURED. A TEST OF THE MAIN GEAR DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WAS PERFORMED AND OPERATION CHECKED GOOD.

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