SDR UPS804433

Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug DC873F

Difficulty date
September 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Doug DC873F
Aircraft serial
46006
Part
Wire
Condition
Faulty
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
CL
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

PILOT REPORTED, ON RETRACTION GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, USED CHECK LIST AND RECYCLED GEAR. WHEN GEAR RETRACTED, THE DOOR NOT LATCHED AND THE GEAR NOT LATCHED WERE ILLUMINATED. ALSO, ALT GEAR DOOR INDICATOR INDICATED RIGHT GEAR DOOR. RECYCLED GEAR ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR AND GEAR NOT LATCHED LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. PERFORMED UP LATCH CHECK AND THE GEAR NOT LATCHED LT AND RT DOOR WARNING ILLUMINATED. PROCEEDED AT 230 KTS DUE TO ALT GEAR DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED FAULTY WIRING.

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