Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC862

Difficulty date
October 31, 2001
Submitted
October 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31CX
Make and model
Doug DC862
Aircraft serial
45911
Aircraft time
73,562 hours, 28,918 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Part time
73,562 hours, 28,918 cycles
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

EN ROUTE FROM RMS TO AVB, AFTER THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FLIGHT CREW CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR BUT THE WARNING INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO RMS FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEM LOCATING A LOOSE CANNON PLUG ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR POSITION SWITCH. MAINTENANCE SECURED THE CANNON PLUG, PERFORM A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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