Service difficulty report · Relay · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
January 26, 2012
Submitted
January 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N76202
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53292
Aircraft time
61,908 hours, 26,253 cycles
Part
Relay
Condition
Failed
Location
Landing Gear
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED WITH GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING AND WHEN SELECTING LANDING FLAPS AURAL "LANDING GEAR" WARNING HORN CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SILENCE EVEN THOUGH GEAR HAD NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT LANDED DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AURAL WARNING CONTINUED DURING LANDING AND TAXI. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED RELAY R2-295. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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