SDR HAL9667

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC951

Difficulty date
May 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Doug DC951
Aircraft serial
47796
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HNL - FLT 504 - UPON TAKEOFF AND GEAR RETRACTION, NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT AND GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT REMAINED ON. RECYCLED, INITIALLY 3 GREEN, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. DID EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, STILL FLUCTUATED BETWEEN RED AND GREEN. GEAR DOOR OPEN LIGHT ON AND OFF ALSO. (RETURNED TO HNL.) INSPECTED NOSE GEAR AND DOORS FOR CONDITION AND SECURITY CHECKED OK. CLEANED AND INSPECTED MLG DOOR PROXIMITY SWITCHES, REPLACED PROXIMITY WARNING CONTROL BOX. BITE CHECK GOOD. FOUND BROKEN WIRE ON NOSE GEAR RPOXIMITY SWITCH HARNESS, REPLACED PROXIMITY SWITCH, AND CONDUIT ON NLG. GEAR SWING CHECK OK. (X)

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