Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 23, 2003
Submitted
March 6, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
91,687 hours, 23,144 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Downlock
Part time
91,687 hours, 23,144 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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 FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING INTO PHIK. CREW NOTED NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. USING VISUAL INDICATOR CREW VERIFIED GEAR WAS SAFE. ADDITIONALLY CREW PERFORMED FLY-BY OF CONTROL TOWER AND AGAIN CONFIRMED GEAR WAS IN SAFE CONDITION. CREW COMPLETED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN PHIK. UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK SWITCH INSECURE. THIS CONNECTOR WAS SECURED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD. ALL WORK WAS PERFORMED PER APPLICABLE MANUALS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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