SDR RRXA98065

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
February 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N870TV
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46086
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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 LOWERING GEAR, THE RT GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED BULB, NO HELP. RAISED AND LOWERED M/G THREE TIMES, NO HELP WITH INDICATION. TOWER INDICATED GEAR ALL DOWN, LIGHT STILL REMAINS OFF. INSPECTED RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FOUND PIN 'K' AT GEAR DOWN SWITCH WIRE BROKEN. RE-PINNED WIRE, MANUALLY OPERATED SWITCH, SYSTEM TEST GOOD AS PER MM 32-2-0 AND M/M 32-60-1.

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