Service difficulty report · Prox Switch · Doug DC1010F

Difficulty date
August 14, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N68058
Make and model
Doug DC1010F
Aircraft serial
46705
Part
Prox Switch
Part number
806125
Condition
Loose
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

LT MLG IND LIGHT REMAINED RED AFTER INT RETRACTION, BOTH PANELS. GEAR WAS RECYCLED PER PG 2-6-2 OF OTHER EMERGENCY ANDABNORMAL PROCEDURE HANDBOOK AND BOTH REMAINED RED. ONE MORE RECYCLE WAS ACCOMP WITH THE SAME RESULTS. FLT CONTINUED AT 260 KTS OR LESS FOR THE REMAINDER OF FLT PER CKLIST. FUELCONSUMPTION AND DRAG IND THAT THE GEAR WAS UP, LIGHTS REMAINED ON THROUGHOUT FLT, LIGHTS SHOWED GREEN EACH TIME. FOUNDPROX SW TARGET LOOSE, REPLACE SAME, FOUND EXCESSIVE GAP BETWEEN TARGET AND PROX SW ADJ SAME PER 32-34-03. DURING T/S FE LDG IND WENT INOP. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROX ELECTRONIC UNIT. BITE CK SAME, ALL POS CK NORMAL, PERFORMED GEAR SW ANDALL IND NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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