Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
August 6, 2011
Submitted
August 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48402
Aircraft time
66,981 hours, 15,993 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Mlg Handle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS RAISED AFTER T/O, 1 SPARK CAME OUT OF GEAR HANDLE MECHANISM. INSTALLED GEAR PINS AND RAISED GEAR HANDLE AND DESCREPANCY REPEATED WITH C/B B1-415 POPPING. REMOVED DISPLAY UNITS 3 AND 4 AS WELL AS GEAR INDICATOR. FOUND WIRE B007-12-22 BROKEN AND SHOWING SIGNS OF ARCING. ALSO FOUND WIRE B007-9-20 DAMAGED. R & R WIRE B007-12-22 AND SPLICED WIRE B007-9-20, APPROX 6 INCHES FROM BACK OF INDICATOR. LIGHTS NOW OPERATE NORMALLY. LANDING GEAR IND. SYS STILL REQUIRES FULL OPS CHECK. RE-INSTALLED NR 3 AND 4 DU'S. REF: AMM 31-61-03-2. OPS CHECK NORMAL. RE-INSTALLED GEAR INDICATOR REF: AMM 32-61-11-4. ACCOMPLISHED LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATION TEST IAW MM 32-61-00-5. SYS OPS CHECKS OK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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