SDR GAIA99124A

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
August 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564PC
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47062
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 564 - LRD-FWA - ON APPROACH TO FWA, THE NLG DOWN AND LOCKED GREEN LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION. ATC WAS NOTIFIED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, THE FLIGHT CREW MADE A VISUAL CHECK TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. SECURED BROKEN WIRE AT NOSE LANDING GEAR UPLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG AS REQUIRED. OPERATIONAL CHECKED SYSTEM IAW DC-9 MM CHAPTER 32-60-1. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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