SDR DHL2003807004

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date: March 11, 2003
Submitted: March 11, 2003
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N807DH
Make and model: Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial: 45990
System (JASC): 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
Part: Switch
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: K, O

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

What was found

1) AFTER GEAR RETRACTION WITH GEAR HANDLE UP, DOOR UNLATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS, THEN EXTINGUISHED. UPLATCH CHECK ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY. RAN DOOR NOT LATCHED LIGHT ABNORMAL PROCEDURES, DOOR UNLATCHED LIGHT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UPON RECYCLING GEAR.2) REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT GEAR DOOR SWITCH PER 32-60-0.

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