Service difficulty report · Prox Sensor · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
October 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N310FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48299
Part
Prox Sensor
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt 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

LT MAIN IND UNSAFE, BOTH PANELS WITH GEAR HANDLE UP. INITIALLY GEAR WENT UP SAFE, BUT AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE RED LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. FOUND LT/MLG DOWN LOCK SENSOR WIRES DEFECTIVE. REMOVED AND REPLACED POSITION PROXIMITY SENSOR AND CONDUIT PER 32-61-03, CK'D SYS PER TAFI 32-30-00, CK'S OK.

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