Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
June 30, 2007
Submitted
July 2, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
49546
Aircraft time
52,222 hours, 42,077 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Downlock Sensor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE AFTER GEAR HANDLE UP RED LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN NOSE GEAR LANDING GEAR LIGHT. ALL OTHERS INCLUDING GEAR DOOR LIGHTS WERE EXTINGUISHED. RAN QRH PROCEDURE GEAR DOWN THREE GREEN ILLUMINATED. NOSE GEAR DOWN LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHIN ONE SEC OF GEAR HANDLE DOWN. MTC IN PROGRESS ON LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. FOUND WIRING BAD ON DOWN LOCK SENSOR. REPAIRED WIRE WITH RAY SPLICE CYCLED NOSE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES ALL INDICATION GOOD.

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