SDR SABA020072

Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
July 18, 2002
Submitted
July 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801WP
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
086
Aircraft time
33,192 hours, 43,846 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
864202
Part serial
NA
Stage of operation
CL
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

Aircraft 801 on flight 5028 from TLH to CLT, During take-off and climb out the gear had to be cycled several times to getthe left gear door to close. With the gear door closed, aircraft continued and landed in Charlotte with no other problems. No emergency was declared. Maintenance found a broken wire on the foward door sensor. Wire was reparied, retraction check completed. Aircraft was returned to service.