Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
December 20, 2011
Submitted
December 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602AL
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
45991
Aircraft time
104,187 hours, 34,164 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Mlg Uplock
Part time
104,187 hours, 34,164 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

DURING CLIMB OUT, AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, DOOR NOT LATCH LIGHT REMAINED ON. CREW CYCLED MAIN GEAR AND LIGHT REMAINED ON. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX INSPECTED MAIN GEAR DOOR UPLATCH SWITCHES AND FOUND THE RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCH CONNECTOR DIRTY. CLEANED RT MAIN GEAR DOOR SWITCH CONNECTOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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