Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
May 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826BX
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45998
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Mlg
Part time
78,826 hours
Stage of operation
DE
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

EN ROUTE TOL TO DFW, DURING GEAR EXTENTION FOR LANDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE CREW CYCLED THE GEAR THREE TIMES PRIOR TO RECEIVING A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE LEFT GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM AND FOUND A CHAFED WIRE AT THE DOWNLOCK SWITCH. THE WIRING WAS REPAIRED, SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH MAINTENANCE MANUAL 32-60-06, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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