Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
July 14, 2013
Submitted
July 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AR
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
265
Aircraft time
11,444 hours, 12,988 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
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

WITHIN 60 SECONDS AFTER GEAR EXTENSION, WHILE FLAPS WERE TRACKING TO 15, AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE NOSE GEAR UNSAFE AND AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH SOUNDS OF MECHANICAL ACTUATION IMMINATING FROM THE NOSE GEAR OR NOSE GEAR DOORS. PRECAUTION, THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION VIA THE QRH. R & R PROXIMITY SENSOR ON NOSE GEAR.