SDR GTIA030454

Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 14, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820NK
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49126
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Pseu
Component
Pseu
Component part number
833605
Stage of operation
CL
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

WITH GEAR UP, LANIDNG GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT WAS ON, THERE WERE NO GER UNSAFE LIGHTS ON LIGHT STAYED ON AN HR AND THEN EXTINGUISHED. IN CLIMB, THE LANDING GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT ALT, THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT COMES ON ITNERMITTENTLY IN FLIGHT. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR FOR GEAR DOOR UP, SECURED CONNECTOR AND CYCLED GEAR DOOR SEVERAL TIMES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. T/S MLG DOOR INDICATOR DETERMINED THE TARGET TO SENSOR GAP OUT OF LIMITS ON BOTH GEAR DOORS, ADJUSTED GAP ON BOTH DOORS, OPS CHECK GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED PSEU OPS CHECK PASS. T/S PSEU, FAILED LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR SENSOR R/R LEFT MA

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