Service difficulty report · Splice · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 7, 2006
Submitted
April 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807DH
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45990
Part
Splice
Part number
D43637
Condition
Damaged
Location
Prox Switch
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

ON T/O, DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER UPLATCH COMPLETED. COMPLETED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LIGHT WENT OUT LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF DURING CLIMB BUT STAYED OUT. ALTERNATE GEAR DOOR LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE. DEFERRED MLG DOOR UPLATCH SYS PER MEL 32-14 CAT A PLACARD INST DMI 24873. REFER TO DMI 24873. ON T/O FROM JFK DOORS NOT LATCHED LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER UPLATCH WAS COMPLETED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES AND LIGHT WENT OUT. LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF A FEW DURING CLIMB BUT STAYED OUT FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. ALTERNATE GEAR DOOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE.4.)FOUND FAULTY SPLICE TO RIGHT GEAR DOOR PROX SWITCH. R & R'D SPLICE AND DOOR WARNING TESTED GOOD AS PER MM 32-60-0.

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