Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
June 10, 2011
Submitted
June 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N606AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46044
Aircraft time
99,822 hours, 33,155 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Landing Light
Part time
99,822 hours, 33,155 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 WITH LANDING GEAR LEVER DOWN, RT LANDING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR AND GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED 10 SECONDS AFTER GEAR CYCLE. THEY LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX REMOVED AND CLEANED THE CONNECTOR PLUG ON THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH. OPS CHECK GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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