Service difficulty report · Warning Switch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
January 12, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
103,044 hours, 33,616 cycles
Part
Warning Switch
Condition
Arced
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
103,044 hours, 33,616 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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 CLIMB OUT, THE "DOOR NOT LATCH" LIGHT CAME ON WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. THE CREW CYCLED GEAR AND ACCOMPLISHED UPLATCH CHECK, DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON THE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND FLUID CONTAMINATION AND BURNING/ ARCING IN THE RT DOOR WARNING SWITCH. THEY REPLACED THE RT DOOR WARNING SWTCH. OPS CHECK GOOD. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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