SDR CKSA96006

Service difficulty report · Dnlock Switch · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812CK
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45890
Part
Dnlock Switch
Part number
7000010101
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
49,562 hours
Stage of operation
AP
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

KSEA - ON APPROACH TO KSEA, HAD UNSAFE LANDING LEFT GEAR LIGHT INDICATION. RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUALLY INSPECTED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLATCH ASSEMBLY, AND ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED WIRING TO DOWNLOCK SWITCH, NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH TO BE INTERMITTENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED SAME PER DC-8 MM 32-60-0 PARAGRAPH 1A, B, AND C PG 201. (M)

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