SDR GAIA9527

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
December 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563PC
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47055
Part
Downlock Switch
Condition
Iced Up
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

KHA - FLT 290 - TRI/ROC - ON APPROACH TO ROC, LT MLG DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. GREEN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, A NORMAL UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE IN ROC. ON TAXI TO RAMP, GROUND PERSONNEL NOTED LT INBOARD MAIN WHEEL WAS NOT ROTATING. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT DOWNLOCK SCISSOR LINKAGE ENCASED IN ICE, AND NR 2 MLG TIRE FLAT (FROM SKIDDING). THAWED SCISSOR LINKAGE AND CLEANED LT DOWNLOCK SWITCH CONNECTOR. DOWNLOCK INDICATION FUNCTIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL. REPLACED BOTH LT MLG WHEEL ASSEMBLIES. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR FLIGHT. (X)

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