Service difficulty report · Prox Unit · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
November 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N316FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48314
Part
Prox Unit
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Rt 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

AFTER T/O GEAR UP, RT MAIN RED LT ON FWD PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED. BOTH RED MAIN GEAR LIGHTS ON S/O'S PANEL REMAINED ON. RECYCLED ALL GEAR LIGHTS IN GREEN, GEAR UP SAME RESULTS, 1 RED FWD 2 RED AFT RAN RED TABS STAYED BELOW 260 KTS APPROX 10 MIN INTO FLT RT MAIN RED LT ON S/O'S PANEL WENT OUT APPROX 20 MIN INTO FLT RT MAIN LIGHT ON FWD PANEL WENT OUT LEFT MAIN RED LIGHT ON S/O'S PANEL REMAINED ON. REPLACED RT MAIN GEAR DOOR UP AND LATCHED SENSOR GEAR LIGHT CHECKED GOOD ON RETRACTION TEST. REPLACED PROXIMITY ELECTRONICS UNIT FOR LT GEAR LIGHT PROBLEM. EXTENDED AND RETRACTED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, ALL LIGHTS CHECK NORMAL.

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