Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
March 23, 2017
Submitted
March 24, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46606
Aircraft time
87,435 hours, 37,137 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR HANDLE SELECTED UP. RECEIVED AN UNSAFE LEFT MAIN GEAR ON BOTH PRIMARY & SECONDARY. REVIEWED QRH RESULTING IN PUTTING GEAR HANDLE DOWN AT 210KTS. ALL GEAR SHOWED DOWN & LOCKED. CYCLED HANDLE BACK TO UP, AGAIN SHOWED AN UNSAFE LEFT GEAR. PLACED GEAR HANDLE DOWN WITH 3 GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS & RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. FOUND WIRE HARNESS FOR L/H MLG DOOR UPLOCK SENSOR HUNG AND NOT ALLOWING THE SENSOR ATTACHMENT LEVER TO MOVE TO THE PROXIMITY POSITION. REPOSITIONED WIRING HARNESS TO ALLOW FULL TRAVEL OF LEVER. ADJUSTED THE DOOR LATCH PROXIMITY SENSOR IAW AMM 32-34-03-2. JACKED ACFT AND SWUNG GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, GEAR INDICATION GOOD UP AND DOWN IAW AMM 32-60-00-5.

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