SDR GAIA9614

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
May 23, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562PC
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47012
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
45,348 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT NR 770 - RFD-BWI - ON APPROACH TO BWI, AFTER EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO YIP. INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKEN WIRE ON THE LEFT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH CONNECTOR. REPAIRED WIRE AND OPS CHECKED SYSTEM PER DC9 MM. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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