Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
July 14, 2000
Submitted
July 18, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867BX
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46049
Aircraft time
81,183 hours, 26,087 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Nose Gear
Part time
81,183 hours, 26,087 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT INTO TOL, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED FOR LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE GEAR. THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED COMPANY PROCEDURES AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM LOCATING A BROKEN WIRE AT THE DOWN AND LOCK SWITCH. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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