Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
100,990 hours, 33,011 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg
Part time
100,990 hours, 33,011 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH, WHEN MLG WAS EXTENDED THE LT MLG LIGHT STAYED OUT. THE CREW RECYCLED MAIN GEARS AND ALL WAS NORMAL. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REMOVED, CLEANED AND INSPECTED THE LT MAIN GEAR DOWN LOCK LIMIT SWITCH CONNECTOR. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 20-50-1 AND 32-60-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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