SDR SABA960002

Service difficulty report · Switch Wire · Bag JETSTM3101

Difficulty date
February 12, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N159PC
Make and model
Bag JETSTM3101
Aircraft serial
768
Part
Switch Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLT/HTS - FLT 5112 - ON 2-12-96, SELECTED GEAR UP, ALL 3 INTRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TWO INTRANSIT LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, LT MAIN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE CONTROL CONTACTED AND SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. CAPTAIN WAS INFORMED TO RETURN TO CLT SO PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED. CAPTAIN INFORMED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF HIS NEED TO RETURN TO CLT. HE DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY. LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND CAPTAIN HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ACFT MADE UNEVENTFUL LANDING IN CLT, AND AFTER PASSENGERS DEPLANED, MX INSPECTED LT MAIN GEAR AND FND BROKEN WIRE ON UPLOCK MICROSWITCH. BROKEN WIRE REPAIRED. EXTENSION AND RETRACTION SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTION TESTED, AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)