Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 3, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N605AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46106
Aircraft time
101,410 hours, 27,126 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Mlg
Part time
101,410 hours, 27,126 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR THE DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT STILL REMAINED ON THE ALT GEAR DOOR LIGHT REMAINED OUT. ON DECENT THE LT ALT GEAR DOOR LIGHT MOMENTARILY FLASHED ON THEN OFF. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND THAT SWITCHES COVERED IN GLYCOL. THEY CLEANED THE SWITCHES, OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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