SDR UHLA013150

Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 18, 2001
Submitted
April 16, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802SA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
250
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FLT 492 - BUF-BD - RIGHT AMBER MAIN GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE GEAR WERE SELECTED UP. MAINTENANCE CONTROL REQUESTED THAT THEY RETURN TO BUF. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. BUF MAINTENANCE FOUND RIGHT GEAR DOOR SENSOR OUT OF LIMITS AND K-14 RELAY DEFECTIVE. THE SENSOR WAS READJUSTED AND K-14 RELAY WAS REPLACED. A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED, NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASE FOR SERVICED. PROBLEM REOCCURED SEE MRRS OF 2/21/01 ANDS 2/23/01 AND 2/25/01 WO 4994 MAINTENANCE TRACED WIRING FOR RIGHT MAIN UPLOCK SENSOR AND FOUND THREE PINCHED WIRES. ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BY FLEXING WIRES. REPAIRED WIRES AND CYCLED GEAR. OPS CHECKS AND CHECK FLIGHT BOTH GOOD. (M)