Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
November 22, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426TE
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
228
Aircraft time
28,347 hours, 28,163 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Uplock Switch
Stage of operation
DE
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 DESCENT FOR LANDING RIGHT MLG CYCLED RAPIDLY UNTIL LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED LANDING GEAR PER MEL 32-31-3. SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED DMI - REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO RIGHT HAND MLG UPLOCK SWITCH.

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