Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
September 10, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
98,869 hours, 32,796 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
98,869 hours, 32,796 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 CLIMBOUT, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, THE "DOOR NOT LATCH" LIGHT REMAINED ON. CREW CYCLED THE GEARS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CONDITION OF MAIN GEAR DOORS. THEY CONTINUED FLIGHT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED THE MAIN GEAR DOOR WARNING SYS AND FOUND THE RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCH ARM BROKEN. THEY REPLACED SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0, PAGE 201. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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