SDR Y2PA04023

Service difficulty report · Ground Wire · Doug DC915F

Difficulty date
September 23, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194US
Make and model
Doug DC915F
Aircraft serial
47016
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Ground Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Dn Limit Switch
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NO GEAR INDICATION ON LT MAIN GEAR, EITHER RED OR GREEN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED. CREW FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURES WITH NO HELP. LT GEAR INDICATION DOES NOT TEST (RED AND GREEN LIGHTS INOPERATIVE). AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC SENT TO TROUBLESHOOT. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG DOWN LIMIT SWITCH IAW MM AND DISCREPANCY REMAINED. THE R2-28 RELAY WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW MM AND DISCREPANCY REMAINED. THEN FOUND A BROKEN GROUND WIRE AT THE DOWN LIMIT SWITCH CONNECTOR PLUG. GROUND WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM THEN OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD IAW MM 32-60-0.

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