Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 30, 2004
Submitted
December 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Downlock Switch
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH, NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. WENT AROUND AND ACCOMPLISHED ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. NO LIGHT. DURING RETURN TO AIRPORT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT 50' AGL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT NOSE DOWN LOCK SWITCH REPLACED PIN NR 6 ON CONNECTOR CLEANED PLUG. OPS CKS GOOD IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0.

More about the Doug DC-8-73F