SDR U2RA0990

Service difficulty report · Downlock Switch · Doug DC863F

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
November 20, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N865F
Make and model
Doug DC863F
Aircraft serial
46088
Aircraft time
78,718 hours, 26,384 cycles
Part
Downlock Switch
Part number
H141003
Part serial
9635
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
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

ON LANDING AT KYIP-RT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND SAFE GREEN LIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. FLEW BY TOWER TO SEE IF LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. EMERGENCY VEHICLES STANDING BYE ON LANDING. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN LIGHT CAME ON, COMPLIED WITH MURRAY ABNORMAL CHECK LIST. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEFECTIVE RT MLG DOWNLOCK SWITCH IAW DC8 MM 32-60-0 AND MURRAY AIR GMM CHAPTER 4 PAGE 4-2-4 LANDING GEAR (G). SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD.

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