Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
June 21, 2007
Submitted
June 25, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N700UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45900
Part
Connector
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:N/A UNSAFE INDICATION RT MLG CYCLED TWICE. WHILE HOLDING FOR 20 MINUTES, CAME ON. IN UNSAFE CONDITION LIGHT CHECK DID NOT WORK. CHANGED LIGHTS WITH UNSAFE INDICATION & FLAPS 35 - THERE WAS NO HORN. FOUND RT MLG DOWNLOCK IND CONNECTOR CORRODED, PIN 5 WOULD NOT LOCK IN, & BACKSHELL ADAPTOR BROKEN. REPLACED CONNECTOR REF SWM 20-31-12. TEMP REPAIRED BACK/CONDUIT WITH REF TO EO DC8-3260-27089A. TEMP REPAIR TO RT MLG DOWNLOCK INDICATION SWITCH CONDUIT IAW EO DC8-3260-27089A TO BE PERMANENTLY REPAIRED IN 30 DAYS.

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