SDR RRXA97195

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
July 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N791FT
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46045
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg Uplock
Stage of operation
CL
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

UPON GEAR RETRACTION HAD A GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT. RAN QRH PROCEDURES AND PROCEEDED ACCORDING TO CHECKLIST, LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. FOUND BROKEN WIRE AT LEFT GEAR UPLATCH SWITCH. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE TO UPLATCH SWITCH. GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT OPS CHECKED GOOD UPON GEAR SWING. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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