SDR CKSA98504

Service difficulty report · Diode · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
July 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N24UA
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45963
Part
Diode
Condition
Shorted
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER GEAR UP DURING CLIMB, LEFT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ON. FOLLOWED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES PER FOM. DETERMINED THAT DOOR WAS LATCHED AND GEAR WAS NOT LATCHED. FOLLOWED FOM PROCEDURES. TROUBLESHOT WIRING. FOUND DIODE BETWEEN POST 27 AND POST 25 GROUNDING AGAINST RIVET BEHIND TERMINAL STRIP S3-39. TEST OF UPLATCH SYSTEM FAILED FIRST. OPS CHECK GOOD AFTER REPOSITIONING DIODE. GEAR INDICATIONS OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0.

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