Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Doug DC1030F

Difficulty date
December 19, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N314FE
Make and model
Doug DC1030F
Aircraft serial
48312
Part
Control Unit
Part number
806125
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
TO
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

97-0260 - ON T/O CTR AND RT GEAR RED LIGHTS WERE SLOW TO EXTINGUISH, LEFT GEAR LIGHT WENT FROM EXTINQUISHED TO RED RECYCLE GEAR AND ALL LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. ON LANDING, ALL GEAR LIGHTS AND WARNING HORNS INDICATED UNSAFE, RECYCLED GEAR AND INITIALLY LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LDG SHOWED DOWN AND LOCKED LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. A/C ON JACK FOR INTERNAL LEAKAGE CHECKED ON BOTH UP AND DOWN NIL LEAKAGE FOUND, FREE FALL OK. REPLACED PROX SWITCH CONTROL UNIT LANDING GEAR OPERATION CHECKED PER M/M 32-30-00-5 ALL, SATISFIED.

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