Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
March 2, 2001
Submitted
March 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45998
Aircraft time
82,852 hours, 33,058 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Part time
82,852 hours, 33,058 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FOR JFK TO TOL, THE GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON DIM AFTER GEAR RETRACTION. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR AND THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO TOL FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT LOCATING A BROKEN WIRE LOCATED AT THE INSTRUMENT DIMMING CONTROL BOX. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE WIRE A PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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