Service difficulty report · Uplimit Switch · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
July 5, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N928ML
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
47326
Part
Uplimit Switch
Part number
7000010101
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

PIE - FLT 220 - DEPARTING EWR, UPON GEAR RETRACTION, 'LEFT GEAR UNSAFE' AND 'GEAR DOOR OPEN' LIGHTS REMAINTED ILLUMINATED. REFERRED TO ABNORMALS CHECK LIST 'RED LIGHT ON WITH GEAR HANDLE UP'. CYCLED L/G, LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED AND UPLOCK CHECKED GOOD. CONTINUED FLT. INSPECT MLG LEFT DOOR LATCH PER MM 32-31-4. ALL MEASUREMENTS FOR CATCH ASSY GOOD. FOUND TRACES OF DIRT IN UPLOCK SWITCH CANNON PLUG. CLEANED CANNON PLUG THOROUGHLY AND RE-INSTALLED. CLEANED CANNON PLUG FOR GEAR DOOR SW LIGHTS. OPS CK NORM PER 32-60-1. R/R'D LEFT MLG UPLIMIT SW IAW 32-60-1. UNIT OPS CHECK GOOD. (M)

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