SDR UHLA013169

Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
February 21, 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
Part time
19,512 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 287 - TTN-BUF - CREW NOTICED THE RIGHT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATING WHILE APPROACHING BUF. CREW LANDED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. BUF MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT SYSTEM, WIRING, DOOR AND GEAR SENSOR/TARGET GAPS. PERFORMED SIX GEAR SWINGS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE TRACED WIRING FOR THE RIGHT MAIN UPLOCK SENSOR AND FOUND 3 PINCHED WIRES. ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM BY FLEXING WIRES. REPAIRED WIRES AND CYCLED GEAR. OPS CHECK AND CHECK FLIGHT BOTH GOOD. (M)