Service difficulty report · Connector · Doug DC933F

Difficulty date
April 22, 2010
Submitted
April 23, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N45NA
Make and model
Doug DC933F
Aircraft serial
45826
Aircraft time
49,142 hours, 57,671 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Downlock Switch
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON FINAL APPROACH LT MLG INDICATIONS WERE ABNORMAL. GREEN "GEAR DOWN" LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. THE RED "GEAR UNSAFE" LIGHT WAS MOMENTARILY FLICKERING. ELECTED TO EXECUTE GO-AROUND TO RUN APPROPRIATE COM PROCEDURES. PROCEEDED TO HOLD. GOT THE GEAR DOWN WITH 3 GREEN AND NO RED LIGHTS. DURING VECTORS BACK TO AIRPORT LT GEAR DOWN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AGAIN. UNDER EMERGENCY STATUS AND NO RED LIGHTS REQUESTED TOWER PERFORM VISUAL INSP FOR GEAR DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY.

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