What was found
WHEN CREW WAS ACCOMPLISHING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE CHECK, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE SWITCH. FOUND SWITCH SHORTED. REPLACED THE SWITCH. CHECK-C 4-16-00 MCI.
- Difficulty date
- January 30, 2001
- Submitted
- January 31, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N989Z
- Make and model
- Doug DC931
- Aircraft serial
- 47135
- Aircraft time
- 78,914 hours, 84,523 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3260 · Landing Gear Position and Warning
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- MS250081
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Gear Handle
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.