SDR USAAF98005

Service difficulty report · Switch · Fokker F28MK0100

Difficulty date
January 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N850US
Make and model
Fokker F28MK0100
Aircraft serial
11276
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 670 - ON TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME UP. OVERRIDE WAS USED AND GEAR CAME UP. TAKEOFF CONFIGURATION RED WARNING MESSAGE. THEN FLT/GRD CONFIGURE AMBER MESSAGE, RED WARNING WENT OUT; ALSO, GOT ANTI-SKID AMBER MESSAGE AND STAB TRIM INDICATOR RAN TO FULL DOWN, SOME DOWN PRESSURE BUT NOT EXCESSIVE. DID OPERATE ELECTRICALLY. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. JACKED ACFT AND RETRACTED GEAR MANY TIMES. MAINTENANCE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. MAINTENANCE REPLACED BOTH MAIN GEAR GROUND FLIGHT SWITCHES PER FOKKER MM 32-63-01. AN AUTOPILOT CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCY FOUND. (X)

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