Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
April 2, 2010
Submitted
April 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N603AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46003
Aircraft time
101,108 hours, 33,064 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM562C
Part
Switch
Part number
H141003
Part serial
0009
Condition
Defective
Location
Mlg
Part time
101,108 hours, 33,064 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

DURING UPLATCH CHECK, GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CREW CYCLED GEARS AND THE GEAR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND NLG UPLATCH OVER CTR MECHANISM BINDING, NOT GOING OVER CTR, CLEANED AND LUBED UPLATCH. ALSO FOUND LT MLG DOOR PULL TEST LOW, ADJUSTED LT MLG LOCK SPRING. REPLACED LT MLG DOWN AND LOCKED SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-30-0, 32-31-4, 32-60-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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