Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873

Difficulty date
March 11, 2005
Submitted
March 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802DH
Make and model
Doug DC873
Aircraft serial
46076
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON CLIMB OUT LEFT DOOR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RAN APPROPRIATE PROCEDURE. AFTER PROCEDURE, LEFT AND RIGHT DOOR UNSAFE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT THE LEFT GEAR DOOR UP SWITCH, REPAIRED SAME ALSO FOUND CONNECTOR FULL OF DEICING FLUID CLEANED. SYSTEM CKD NORMAL IAW 32-60-0.

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