Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
September 8, 2010
Submitted
October 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53249
Aircraft time
55,850 hours, 28,629 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

ON INITIAL APPROACH TO LAX THE CREW DROPPED THE GEAR AND ALL THREE INDICATORS FOR THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED RED. SECOND ATTEMPT AT PUTTING THE GEAR DOWN HAD SAME RESULTS AND GO AROUND WAS MADE. ON THIRD ATTEMPT THE HANDLE WAS PLACED DOWN AND THIS TIME THE NOSE WENT GREEN FOLLOWED A MOMENT LATER BY THE MAINS ALSO GOING GREEN. REPLACED LANDING GEAR LEVER SWITCH AND PROXIMITY SWITCH ELECTRONIC UNIT. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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