Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
February 26, 2009
Submitted
June 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AA
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53253
Aircraft time
56,194 hours, 23,733 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Warning System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DFW - CAPTAIN ADVISED DISPATCH THAT AT 500FT AGL THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN QUESTION. FLIGHT ABORTED APPROACH. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DID FLY BY OF THE TOWER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR LOOKED OK. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED R2-1 RELAY FOR GROUND POSITION WARNING SYSTEM. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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